TOO MUCH! NOT ENOUGH! introduces friends Peanut and Moe. One is messy, loud and forever wanting more. The other? Neat, quiet, and wanting less. Fun colorful illustrations and adorable characters make this little tale extra special.

Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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Art: There are a lot of background objects which stands out because most of other picture books I’ve been reading recently are minimal in that aspect.

Story: Always can appreciate a fun cute picture book. They are the cutest roommates/bffs. It also does a good job having a conflict, climax, and resolution.

The story was hard to follow. I couldn’t figure out which character was which until the last page.

Too Much, Not Enough is a beautiful picture book for young children. Unfortunately the illustrator gets no credit on either the title page or the colophon except to say the book was created with photoshop, yet it is the artwork that saves this book from the rubbish pile. (I did, however, review an ARC with no front cover so the illustrator may be celebrated in the final edition.)

This is an didactic tale of two completely different creatures that live together. Their relationship is left to the imagination although both are old enough to go out alone and say home alone, and they share bunk beds. While one of the too finds joy in “too much” of everything, the other gets satisfaction in “not enough”. If your goal is too teach the concepts of non-quantitative terms this is the book for you. Otherwise revel in the artwork with your child and make up your own story.

Story: one star
Artwork: five stars

This was a very nice visual narrative. There is minimal text, but it accompanies the graphics very well. The story ist told through two characters interactions over things. The wow factor is the drawings. You can spend a lot of time just looking at the detail and discussing the feelings of the two characters. There's a lot of play in the narrative, so parents will feel they can embellish the story with funy voices, acting out the conflict, or pointing at the items. This was a fun read, very well done!

Too Much, Not Enough is a cute little story of two friends one having too much and the other getting not enough. The two go back and forth continuously throughout the story until one friend has had enough. The other realizes that it was all too much and tries to make up for it when they finally discover, it is just right. Cute characters, adorable idea.

A perfect and kid friendly version of the odd couple. Peanut likes things loud, fast, and big. He reminds me of a little brother. Moe likes things neat and orderly, like a first child. As you read through these pages you can clearly see two siblings who love each other having a squabble that love will endure.

Moe and Peanut are roommates but their ideas of fun are quite different. Peanut says not enough puddles but Moe feels like there is too much splashing. Moe is one for quiet and a little order to his life. Peanut is for whatever makes him happy which can be music, having too many toys out or preparing too much food. Finally, Moe has had enough of mess and noise. Will they ever see eye to eye on what is fun?

Cons: I'm not a real fan of the illustration of Moe.

Pros: This is a very cute easy reader that younger kids are sure to appreciate.

This is one of the most adorable children's books. Little Peanut is our never "enough" character. There is always more fun to be had, and it's always bigger, louder, and messier. Moe is our "too much" character. He wants more quiet, more cleanliness, and less chaos. When Moe gets too overwhelmed, he escapes outside. There he realizes he misses the chaos that Peanut brings. Meanwhile, Peanut realizes that sometimes you have to tone it down a little bit to accommodate others.

At our house, our peanut is the one year old. Our four year old is Moe to a degree, but I'm more Moe than anyone else. I am excited to read this to both of them. I'm intrigued to find out if our oldest sees himself in both characters. The illustrations are bright and fun and depict all the activities and chaos. The word choice has a good bit of repetition so it lends itself to working with early readers. It also helps to show the importance of balance in all things without being too heavy handed.

I received an ebook ARC from NetGalley. The anticipated publish date is August 14, 2018.

Overall, this is a cute and appealing picture book. It is not too wordy and has enough word repetition to be read by emerging readers. However, I feel the book is more fun read aloud. I read this book with my six year old daughter. She helps me review children's picture books as she is closer to being the target audience. She identified right away with Peanut who is the 'not enough' character. Little Peanut cannot find enough puddles, can't use enough glitter and can't make a big enough tower. Peanut is your typical 5-ish year old child. Moe is the older sibling/parent character in the story, the 'too much' side of things. Obviously, my daughter immediately identified me as the Moe character. Moe finally gets frustrated enough with the noise and the mess where he just takes his book outside on the porch despite the rain. Peanut finally realizes that perhaps everything was a bit too much and makes an effort to clean up while Moe realizes that being alone is not enough. It's a good lesson in the give and take of relationships for young children.

I liked it and my daughter really liked it. I can't wait to see what the cover ends up being as the ebook I received didn't have a final cover yet.

They say opposites attract, but can Mo and Peanut remain friends with all their differences. A cute story with simple, adorable pictures to demonstrate that being different means accepting each other the way they are. A great story for a school, classroom, public or family library.