Cute parent child bonding story. Mild adventure and watching another parent try to find “the right thing” in the face of your kids own experiences or friend influence is refreshing. Adorably illustrated

AHhhhhhh. I agree with Barley that fishing is boring. But there is no way my dad could take to all the places he takes Barley. I want to ride a whalem ski and glacier, and go to the moon. The ending is expected but the trip there is so endearing. The illustrations set it off perfectly.

Lots of positives here. Firstly, donkeys are unique animals to feature in a picture book. And they're such cute donkeys. Nice short muzzles with rounded features and big eyes. The basic lines are simple but each image has plenty of detailing and texture. I love the story too. It's imaginative, really embraces wild imagination as well as the special nature of the relationship between parent and child.

5 stars
Such a sweet story about a father donkey and his son spending time together. A good moral at the end – the perfect place is spending time together and not where you are.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher, Europe Comics, for the opportunity to read this ARC.

On a routine day fishing, Abbott realizes his son Barley is a bit bored and wanting to do something special. Anxious to give his son a unique day with his dad, Abbott comes up with a few unique ideas for fun things to do ... all of which seem to have already been done by Barley's friends. Finally going all out to give his son a one of a kind, out-of-this-world experience, it's actually Abbott who - in the end, is schooled by his son on where the best place is for them to be. A sweet father/son story every dad should read to his little boy, with simple, refreshing, beautiful illustrations by artist Sualzo that only add to the heart of the story. 5/5 stars

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

Illustrations are good. The father and the son donkey travel around the world to find a perfect place.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC

A cute little book for children. I'll definitely recommend this to patrons and younger members of the library.

Very cute book about a little boy hanging out with his dad fishing. While fishing is okay...all his friends are off doing much better things and he wants to go too. Funny and comes with a positive message.

'Abbott and Barley: A Perfect Place' by Silvia Vecchini with illustrations by Sualzo is a story about the lengths a father will go to in order to spend time with his son.

One day, Abbott is out fishing with his son Barley. Barley is bored, and Abbott finds out all his friends are off doing fun things. Abbott works some magic and takes his son on journeys to ride the back of a whale and bicycling in the desert and other things. As hard as he tries, he seems to not find a place until Barley reminds him that there is a special place for both of them.

I really liked this cute story with it's fun illustrations. I kept getting surprised by this story, and I loved the touching ending.

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

A cute story about a pair of donkeys who travel the world but find out that the best thing is really just being with each other.

A very cute story about a father trying to make a day special for his son. I liked the imagination of it and the idea was interesting. The language felt a little strange to me in a few parts. One specific thing being the use of "Hop!" instead of "Hop on!" or "Hop down!" which would feel more natural to me. There were a few more places, but those were the ones that really stood out.

This was a very good and quick read for the youthful audience. A donkey/cow/hybrid/whatever thing wants to treat his son to some place special on their day's holiday, but all his friends would appear to have bigger and better plans. This ends up as both a lesson against trying to keep up with the Joneses, and a perfect evocation of parental love. A simple text, and some wonderful and charming illustrations, make this a great young read. The horizontal format is used really well (although if you're only going to get to see this in e-book format that's a little less relevant, as the double-page spreads won't work), and it will make all ages smile with the magic a typical nice child will see their parent capable of. Heartily recommended.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

A father and a son (both donkeys) are on a holiday (from fishing to visiting deserts), but will they find the one spot that is special to them both where nobody has been to yet?

I have to say I was wondering a bit if this was all imagination/fantasy, as it was all very very magical. Oh you want to go swimming with whales? Sure, hold on to this *jumps into the water*. Oh you want to go to the moon? Sure, here let's just convert the caravan into a rocket. It was still wonderful, don't get me wrong, but I kept waiting for a twist that this was just all storytelling.

The art was gorgeous though, and I loved that not all the pictures have text, instead relying on the images (and the comic style a few pages had) to tell the story.

The ending made me aww, it was just superduperadorable. I am happy for both of them, and I hope that they will have many more adventures in the future.

All in all, even with the magical (and a bit over the top) story, I still loved it. It was very sweet, and I liked that the father did all those things for his son.

This was a lovely book although I didn't understand the message behind it. I guessed it was just a simple book to be read at night time, but to me, the story didn't make much sense. However, the illustrations were beautiful, and they kept me drawn to the book.

This story intrigued me, as it never really made complete sense to me. Abbott and his son Barley are fishing by the sea. Barley, not catching anything, gets bored. His dad asks him to wait a little bit, as his friend Isaiah is coming soon, but we soon learn that Isaiah canceled in order to do a cooler activity with his dad. Abbott, not wanting to let his son down, sets a wonderful day of adventures for his son, from visiting the desert to swimming with a whale.

On the final destination, Abbott and Barley meet Barley's friends, who came there all together... but without Barley. They play together and promise to see each other soon when it's time to go home, but it's never mentioned that they formed two separate groups, or that Barley has not been invited at the first place. In the end, the dad has the best answer of all, telling him that the best place on Earth is with him in his arms.

I had to re-read this story twice, as I was not sure about the plot or overall message. Was it about competing to do the coolest things of all, and at the end realizing that in each other's arms is the best place to be? Or was it about the desire of a dad to cheer up his son who has been excluded from his group of friends? A little bit of both, I guess.

I enjoyed the story, but I wish there could have been more clarification and more exploration of Barley's feelings. Special mention to the illustrations wish are colorful, creative and really hold the book together.

A cute story about a boy who has a wildly adventurous day with his dad. The pictures will help engage young readers in the story, especially as it is mostly written/illustrated in a comic book style, which will keep it moving at a fast pace for those with shorter attention spans.

Abbott and Barley are on vacation together. Father and son, they want to have a great day. Abbott wants something really special for his son, so he will go to great lengths in order for them to have a special adventure. But, at the end of the day, maybe the best place in the world for Barley is his dad's arms!

Abbot & Barley is a tender, sweet and adventurous story of a father and a son visiting all kinds of beautiful places together. Accompanied by vibrant, sweet illustrations, this is a great story of fatherly love. Strongly recommended for everyone, but even more so as a read-along for parents and children.