'Gina From Siberia' by Jane Bernstein and Charlotte Glynn with illustrations by Anya Desnitskaya is a picture book based on a true story.

Gina is a wire-haired terrier living with her human family in Siberia. She is happy with the family and where they live, but one day the family decides to move to the United States. This makes Gina unhappy and she lets everyone around her know it. There are also problems with travelling with a small dog, and the family must think of a clever way to deal with it. Gina like her new home?

It's a very cute story, made moreso by the fact that it is true. The illustrations are colorful and lovely. I loved the cheeriness of the story and pictures.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Animal Media Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

A lovely children's book, based on the true story of Gina, a wire-haired fox terrier, who moves with her family from Russian Siberia to New York City. It is told from the point of view from Gina herself, and though she's happy she's with her family, she misses her friend Gaidar. Gina has travelled a long way by train and plane, and she finds New York very different from where she was in Siberia. But Gina soon finds new friends and discovers street food!
A lovely quick read, Gina is beautifully illustrated, and the littlies will love it!
My thanks to NetGalley and Animal Media Group for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't realize this was a children's book. This is a great and creative book to read to any young kids. The drawings and the colors are beautiful. I would most definitely read this to my grandkids if I ever have one! The ending was just perfect.

This is a charming book about moving to a new home - in a new country. It's a lightly-told immigration story shared through the eyes of the family dog. The lovely artwork tells the story that the little dog doesn't - of the poverty being left behind, the sparsity of the new home, and the eventual settling of the family into their new city. This book will make a wonderful introduction story to start the conversation with more complex picture book titles on immigration and refugees such as Francesca Sanna's THE JOURNEY.

The art is lovely and the pages can be totally different to show Gina's feelings, that increases much in a story with few pages, there aren't spaeking ballons in general and sometimes it's only Gina in these pages.

This is the story of a family's journey from Siberia to the United States as told from the point of view of their dog, Gina. It is an entertaining trip, with adventure along the way. And how does Gina feel about her new home?

The illustrations are charming and add a pleasant additional dimension to the story.

The book is heartwarming and endearing, it's a perfect book for reluctant readers who enjoy dogs. The only complaint I have with it is that on some pages, at least in the kind edition, the text was slightly off center. I know that's a minor thing to most people but it disrupted the flow of the read. If that's the only thing that I think is wrong with your book, trust me that's a good thing.

Gina the dog loves her life in Siberia. Everything is perfect – the long, snowy winters, the cosy apartment, Mama’s food, the familiar people and her best friend Gaidar, the dog from downstairs. So when her family whisk her off on a long trip to a far away land called America, Gina doesn’t understand, and she decides to be unhappy forever. The book follows Gina and her human family in their journey across Europe and onto a plane bound for New York. Will Gina ever feel at home in this crazy big city?

The illustrations are packed with fascinating details showing life in Soviet Russia and contrasting it with the sights of New York City. The scene (apparently true) where the family disguises Gina as a baby in order to sneak her onto a train is highly entertaining.

I would recommend this book for animal lovers and anyone who is interested in exploring different cultures, or simply enjoys a good true story.

This is a cute story about a real dog who traveled with her family from Siberia to freedom in America. Told from the point of view of the dog, it shows several differences between the two places, as well as tells how the dog learned to be happy no matter where she was. My 3-year-old loved the story and wanted more stories about Gina.
I received a free ecopy of this book from NetGalley and chose to write a review.

What a cute story! I loved reading a moving book from a dogs point of view! Poor little Gina...she and her family are moving from Siberia to New York City! I think any child who has had to move will enjoy hearing this story. Animals can sometimes accomplish what humans can't. Nice conciliatory story! Loved the art works! Some was pretty humorous (ugly baby! ). I liked Gina, I think the kiddos will, too.

It was cute overall, but I didn’t feel like there was enough to the book. It was a quick but kind of boring read. Full review on goodreads.

Very cute little childrens book. A really good story that was easy to get into and a very sweet moral to it.

This book is about Gina who is a dog and has to move and doesn't want to move. The book does a great job of highlighting the feelings that come up with a move and how difficult the transition will be. This would be a great book to read to a child before moving especially since the story needs with Gina making a new friend and seeing how she could enjoy her new life and that it will be different than her previous home.

This is an enjoyable book with a great detailed tale of immigration. It is told from the perspective af a dog, which children will be excited to read.

"Gina From Siberia" is an interesting tale of a dog and her family, who emigrate from Siberia to New York City. The illustrations complement the text well, and this should be a book that sparks both enjoyment for young readers and conversation about moving and changes in one's life.

Gina From Siberia is a book (and a dog) that my young readers will love! They will love her spunk and will relate to her not wanting to move or to ever be happy about it. I love the celebration of difference, family (including our pets!), and chance to show that change can be a wonderful thing. I am glad I got the opportunity to read the ARC of this picture book!

I absolutely loved the detail and style of the illustrations! They told more of the story! This book is told from the perspective of a small dog, Gina, who is traveling from Siberia to NYC with her family. At times the story bordered into the fantasy realms with Gina writing her dog friends back home in Siberia, but it was cute. There was a lot of inferencing and referencing pictures that needed to be done to interpret from the dog's perspective to the human's perspective. This would be a great discussion book.

3.5 stars

Wonderful read. The illustrations were adorable. I loved how the story follows the perspective of Gina, the dog. Even with the simplicity of the story, it reflects the hardships and struggles of moving to a new country and adapting to the new environment.

GINA FROM SIBERIA is one of my new favorite books! It has such delightful illustrations and a sweet sweet story. I love how Gina, a darling wire haired terrier, makes her way with her family from Siberia to the Big Apple. And it isn’t easy, as any immigrant furry or otherwise can tell you. At one point, the family has to dress Gina up as a baby on a train, where dogs are a no-no. But make it she does, and at the end, a photograph of the real Gina with her family is shown. Highly recommended for children and adults alike!

Grateful to the author, Animal Media Group LLC
and NetGalley for the advance copy, in exchange for my true review.

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Fun illustrations and the immigration story told from a dog’s perspective is unique and relevant. I think this will be a great classroom read aloud that will generate some interesting discussions and be a good mentor text for writing from different perspectives.