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Goodnight, Seahorse

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Simple yet cute children's book. Would be a good one to read to littles before bedtime. The illustrations are colorful, if not a little too simplistic.

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Through beautiful artwork, we follow Seahorse in her way home for the night. As she goes along, she wishes the critters she meets along the way a goodnight. From the expected octopus and squid, to the unusual wobbegong, we get treated to a variety of life to be found amongst the coral reefs. This is a great bedtime read for infants and toddlers. The pictures are soothing, with calming colours and shapes with softened edges. Recommended!

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Muddy Boots Books for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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What a sweet goodnight nook for young children. The book has excellent illustrations of sealife and presents it in a way to wind down a child's busy day. As a speech language pathologist, this is an excellent way to build language skills, turn taking skills, and vocabulary skills. I would recommend this book to all my parents of autistic and language delayed children to build in predictability to encourage verbal language. Love the illustrations. Buy this book and give it as a gift to expecting mamas and papas!

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I liked the illustrations in “Goodnight, Seahorse.” Overall, it was a cute book, but I didn’t like the mixing of fonts.

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The story is cute and the artwork is lovely. My daughter got excited about the mentioning of the wobbegong shark. I just wish it would have been longer.

3 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book, which I voluntarily reviewed.

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Goodnight, Seahorse is a wonderfully, simple little book featuring brightly colored coral reef animals. We move around the reef saying goodnight to each animal in their home. Beautiful illustrations. This would be a perfect storytime book.

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This bedtime board book follows a seahorse heading off to bed, saying good night to other ocean creatures along the way. The illustrations are vibrant and beautiful. This simple book is great for small children.

I read a copy from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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Goodnight, Seahorse by Carly Allen-Fletcher is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary.
I adored the few pictures but the very few words that are in there seem to be a very poor take on Goodnight Moon. It fails to make it.

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Very cute story! The pictures were beautiful and my 6 year old loved the story of the seahorse as he heads to bed. Great gift idea for anyone whose kiddos love the sea or sea animals. Unique, beautifully illustrated, it's going on my list for suggestions for birthday and Christmas gifts!

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Book has beautiful, colorful illustrations but the story is very short. I feel the book would have been much better if more were added to it. Seahorse says good night to other sea creatures.

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A beautifully illustrated book that introduces various sea animals to the reader as Seahorse is making his way to bed. This is a great book to take on a beach vacation, or just to read with a kid that loves animals, the ocean, or colorful books in general. It is appropriate as a picture book for non-readers.

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This book has beautiful illustrations. It is similar to Goodnight Moon, which I love too. My kids loved this book and loved the different sea creatures that it introduces. Will make a cute gift to anyone having a baby.

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As seahorse swims home to bed he says goodnight to the other sea creatures on the coral reef. Fantastic illustrations.

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This sweet book is very reminiscent of the bestseller Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. An adorable little seahorse makes his way back to his home to finally wrap up his day and get some rest in his bed. He swims in the vast ocean under the waves and along the way he encounters an octopus, a starfish, a wobbegong, a lion fish, and a squid. He sleepily wishes them goodnight as he passes by. Finally he parks himself in his cozy spot in the coral and is gone......

This charming book is the perfect introduction to creatures of the sea for wee ones. I love the rich deep colour pallet backdrop that accentuates the glowing golden little seahorse as he wearily journeys to his destination. The illustrations are whimsical and dreamlike making this book a perfect bedtime story.

"Goodnight, Seahorse" is in board book format and includes a chart of different interesting animals that are found in the coral reef at the end of the story. I highly recommend this book.

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Goodnight, Seahorse by Carly Allen-Fletcher
Publisher: Muddy Boots
ISBN: 1630763330
Publish Date: May 1, 2018

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher Muddy Boots for an ebook ARC of Goodnight, Seahorse by Carly Allen-Fletcher in exchange for an honest review.

This book is about a child’s first introduction of creatures of the sea. Its about a seahorse making its way home to bed.

I give this book a rating of 5 stars. It was a very cute and colourful book about the sea for children. My 4 year old daughter really liked the story.

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A beautiful bedtime story that introduces babies and toddlers to animals that live in the sea. There is very little text, telling the animals good night, but what is there is simple and flows well. The illustrations are what makes this book. They are large, colourful and vibrant. They contain other animals than those mentioned in the text. The back of the book has a page with all the animals illustrated and their names so you can go back and find them all. A great addition to a family library or a pre-school/kindergarten classroom.

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Goodnight Seahorse is a brief children’s book whose purpose is to introduce small children to creatures of the sea. It does exactly that with the most stunning illustrations I’ve seen. Carly Allen-Fletcher is a trained artist who used a multi-step process to “build” each vibrant page. I would buy her art in canvas or print form. It is breathtaking!

I highly recommend this board book for its artistic and engaging content.

Thank you to Carly Allen-Fletcher, Muddy Boots, and Netgalley for the copy.

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GOODNIGHT, SEAHORSE is a quick but beautiful way to introduce young ones to the animals of the sea. The art style is very Carle-esque, yet the book reads not unlike GOODNIGHT MOON. Each page shows another sea creature in their ocean bed, from octopuses who sleep on piles of pebbles, to the little seahorse who sleeps among coral.

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Cute, short read for small child. Whether the child is just starting to read or you are reading to them. The pictures are very vibrant; for small children to look at the pictures; even if they can't read yet. I will definitely buy this book for my nephew when comes out in print form

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A big thank you to NetGalley and Rowman and Littlefield for the ARC.I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a cute story with nice graphics. Not many kids know some of the animals which will make it fun. Parents they may ask questions!! I rated this a 3.5. I think most small kids would enjoy the pictures.

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