I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I understand where they were going with this and what they were trying to say, but I'm not quite sure how I feel about how it was executed. The illustrations are good and complement the story.

I am a <em>huge</em> fan of the premise for this wonderful children's book. <em>There's Room for Everyone</em> by Anahita Teymorian is a book with an absolutely wonderful message. It reminds me of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aOzBHe9NoM">a song</a> that I listened to as a kid with, ironically, the same title. Both support this general premise that there is enough room in the world for <em>everyone</em> so long as we are all willing to move over and share it. But what this book is truly about is acceptance more-so than space itself

<b>If Everyone Makes Some Room</b>

On the surface, I suppose you could say that the premise is a simple one. And sure, it doesn't include a lot of nuanced thought regarding what people fight over. Frankly, though, I don't think this book needs that. Considering its audience, simply fostering the idea of acceptance in general is important. As children grow older there will be time to discuss deeper intricacies such as economy, race, and more.

Ultimately, Teymorian's main goal here is to impress upon young readers how there is space enough for everyone and yet we are all fighting over it for one reason or another. And when you read between the lines, it's truly a tale about respecting and caring for everyone. I think of this as an introduction. Obviously it is not enough for any child to <em>only </em>be introduced to this idea.

But they have time to learn the more intricate aspects of it all.

<b>Give Everyone Somewhere to Stand</b>

So, though the book overall is lacking some nuance, I think it makes up for that by starting the conversation. That song I mentioned before is from a film I <em>loved</em> as a child. And as I've grown older that film has stuck with me. Thus, as I grew and learned I was able to adapt my understanding of the song's message to the world around me. And I think there is a brilliant opportunity to do the same with this book.

That said, I didn't <em>love</em> the artwork. You can see it in the cover, the strangely exaggerated affect of each character and their extremities. The excessively long arms, legs, and necks were massively disconcerting to me. The caricatured pieces of these characters don't really look appealing or cute, but rather just off putting. Which is fine. It's still deeply engaging for children, though perhaps not in the intended way.

Personally, it wasn't for me.

<b>Share This World</b>

I do really like this book. Ultimately, it has a great message and that's always something to be applauded. The worst aspect of the entire thing for me was the artwork. So, if you can look at the cover and say that's a kind of art you like, I'd recommend it.

<em>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</em>

I loved this book - excellent message and thoughtful and beautiful illustrations. The style is very different to lots of current picture books for children and I think this is a good thing!

Anahita Teymorian takes us on a children's illustrated story through the many things, people, animals, etc that exist in the world. All the while she is letting us know There's Room for Everyone. She's not wrong in implying that, in theory, the world is a large enough place for everyone to peacefully lie. However Teymorian might be a little naive to think that all we need to do is move over a little or disengage in fighting to find the room that is needed.

With silly illustrations, that younger children are sure to love, and a wonderful writing cadence let Teymorian sweep you and your children off on a wacky adventure to learn that there might be just enough room for everyone.

Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the author via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.

This short and simple story shared the feelings of a young boy noticing as he grows up that there is always enough room for everything. There is enough room for him in his mother's belly, there's enough room on the lines for the birds, there is enough room in the sea for all the fish and the creatures and so on. What he does notice is that people always want more room, from seats on a bus to using the bathroom. Of course this also alludes to wars over land, power and beliefs. The end of the book shares a secret; "If we are kinder, and if we love each other then, in this beautiful world, there's room for everyone."

This book has a great message about getting along, sharing and being more accepting of others. I loved the quirky illustrations, full of colour and looking like the people that my grandson draws. He liked the story and loved that Harry Potter was in the pile of books. I enjoyed all the titles of the classics. He talked about kids at school pushing and shoving to be first in line and we talked about that. We didn't get into a lot of the world issues that this book could be used for with older children though. This is very simple, but it has a powerful message. A good book for schools.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A young boy discovers that there is room for everyone and doesn't understand why people fight about it so often. A great book for the current political unrest and social issues.

#TheresRoomForEveryone #NetGalley Cute story, but much to short for my taste. Good for a quick read, but I wanted more.

I can see this book going over well in a community library with a strong social conscience. This book isn't exactly a story. Its essentially a speech, thirty or so pages of heavy-handed moralizing. Now, the messages are valuable ones. Peace. Collective living. Generosity. All good things. I just prefer messages received through modeled behaviors instead of blatant instructions.

'There's Room for Everyone' with words and pictures by Anahita Teymorian is a picture book with a message that there really is enough room in the world, and we shouldn't be fighting or worried about it.

A young child grows, and notices that even though the house is small, it can hold the child and their toys. The night sky has room for all the stars. The sky has room for birds. If there is room, why are people fighting for space?

It's a simple, if simplistic, book but it won me over with it's message of being kind toward others. I liked the drawings that accompany this book. They are lively and fun.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Tiny Owl Publishing, Myrick Marketing & Media, LLC, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

The Illustrations: My daughter really struggled with this book. The illustrations were so elongated and she did not like it. I also did not enjoy the drawings. There was a page saying the animals had enough space, but the baby elephant was squished under the legs of the mommy elephant. Another said all the whales had enough space, but the whales were all completely squeezed into the scene with no swimming space. My daughter even mentioned that the whales looked like they needed more room.

The Story: The story felt rushed and unconnected. He was a baby on page 1 and a grown man by page 3. My daughter was confused about why he had grown up so fast. The story doesn't give time to enjoy the character and connect with him. Honestly by the end she didn't care about anything he was saying.

She rated this book a 3 and I agreed. It's an interesting concept, but the art didn't match the story and the story was rushed.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I see that some other reviewers had issues with this charming little picture book's message and art style, but I really enjoyed both. The author is from Iran and her quirky art is a little goofy but I think it's perfect for a children's book that could otherwise come off as too serious or preachy.

The short and simple story tells of a small child noticing as he grows up that there is always enough room for everything -- there's room enough for him even though his mother had a very small belly, there's room enough for all of his toys in his room, room enough for all the fish in the ocean and even the whales -- but that he notices people always seem to argue about sharing the spaces, from bathrooms to lands. The book ends with a "secret" to share -- that if we are kinder to each other, there's room for all of us together.

While it's easy for adults to over-analyze the message regarding overpopulation and such (or even every parent's message of "you have too many toys and need to get rid of some"), it's a children's book with a wonderful message that there's enough room for all of us if we are kind to each other.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

This is a wonderful children's book promoting messages of peace, kindness and sharing. Sweet illustrations to support the main message. I will purchase this for several little ones.

The concept of this book is very simple, there is room for everyone in our world. There is no need to fight over space, because if we just love each other, everyone will fit.

This story is a gentle reminder that we can all coexist if we can respect each other. I agree, to a point. I don't think the issue is necessarily space, more than it is resources, but for a kid's book that is introducing the idea of harmony, the author does a great job.

Character Development:★★★☆☆
Not much was put into character development, but the main character was the little boy who was the voice of the story.

Flow of the Story:★★★★★
Not at all confusing with a good flow for a bed time book.

Illustrations: ★★★★★
I am not saying this in an offensive way as I do not know if it was purposeful or meant to be illustrated in a way that came off as a child drew it. Whatever may be the case I love how the illustrations have a child-like innocence to them.

Overall: This children’s book is a cute way to hit home the meaning of being kindhearted and loving one another. This book would also be a great story to read to a child that is having anxiety about a new sibling arriving and fearing they will not be loved. Anahita did an amazing job of showcasing the power of compassion to little souls.

I absolutely loved this gentle book that introduces the difficult topic of wars over land and immigration issues. The colors are bright and engaging. It's especially poignant combined with the story of the author. Recommended.

Lovely story! All the more amazed as it's author is from Tehran! I agree with her. There IS room for everybody. Sadly, the illustrations didn't download. I'd buy it for littles and even young grade schoolers. Might just prompt a discussion on land management on this planet. Flyover country needs only to be driven through a couple of times to see that's the issue in the U.S. Of course, it refers to people and their intolerance of others. That's a good one to discuss with kids, too.

There’s Room for Everyone by author Anahita Teymorian is a fun, educational (in many ways) book for children and families to read together! Our daughters absolutely loved this book and are glad they’ve been able to read it way before release!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book starts out with a flawed premise that I find difficult to get past. You know how some people argue that overpopulation isn't a problem because you could fit every human being on Earth into the state of Texas? That's basically the idea this book runs with, ignoring the fact that people aren't fighting over space; they're fighting over resources. Otherwise, we'd all be buying up acreage in the Sahara and building our dream homes there.

This flawed premise is taken even further and applied to animals. The book states that there's plenty of room for all the animals, conveniently ignoring the fact that different animals require different habitats. Sure, there's enough space for orangutans in Indonesia, but we keep destroying their habitat. If you destroy an animal's habitat, it might have a difficult (or impossible) time living somewhere else.

The pictures really don't work for me. On the very first spread, there's a picture of the child in his mother's womb. He's either holding a doll or an underdeveloped twin (in either case, it's really odd and kind of creepy). The mother is holding a book entitled "How Keep Babys". I don't think I'd trust a book that doesn't even have a coherent title. On the same spread, there are two very phallic images. One is a slipper. The other is... Actually, I have no idea what the other one is. Maybe a sock? It looks like a hairy penis. The rest of the illustrations are plagued by unrealistic proportions and weird perspective issues. In one picture, the boy is staring up at the moon. His arms are so long his hands nearly touch his ankles, and his feet are facing in two different directions! Animals wear jewellery and carry handbags, there's a man on the subway who looks like he has no bones (and, again, his arms are so long his hands are dragging on the floor), and for some reason, the library has floating tables (it's also apparently a place where you're supposed to take off your socks).

The synopsis makes the book sound like a profound statement about war and the refugee crisis, but the premise is so flawed that it doesn't work. While there's technically room for everyone, there aren't always enough resources (or enough resources in the right places)... and that's the real issue driving our current problems.

This is a cute and quick read to help kids be more inclusive. Definitely a handy tool for when children need to know a bit more about the world.

Not so much a book as a weirdly-designed platitude.

Not so much a book as a weirdly-designed platitude.