**I received an e-ARC from NetGalley for an honest review**

Such a cute book! I've never seen a book that approached gut health for kids.
The colors were brilliant, and I like the darkening, sickly colors that appeared when the bad things moved in.
There was one illustration (right before the book tells you how to grow back the good things), in which the two children are sickly looking. I think the kids need to be moved a little further away from the tree, as at certain angles it makes it appear was if the little girl is dead and not sick. Or maybe change her hand positions.

Overall, a great book that would be a great addition to a kid's library (or even a doctor's office waiting room!)

Wow what an interesting book. I'm a group and I even learned a little something. I loved the art work in the book. It was bright and colorful. I'm going to purchase this book for my nephew who is 8 and huge reader. He loves to learn interesting subjects. With everything going on it makes sense that he should own this book.

Working in a daycare with children ranging from 6 months to 12 years old, we attempt to promote active thinking. We do this by decreasing our allotted television time and encouraging reading and other educational activities.

Why I Chose This Book:
Both title and cover. I was very interested to see what the author planned to explore in this children’s book.

Platform I Received the Book From:
Received a free copy from NetGalley

Skills the Book Focused On:
-Science and microorganisms
-Gut health and the importance of a healthy diet


What I Loved:
-The various comparisons which made understanding the information much easier
-Very educational but easy to read and follow
-Artwork
-The Glossary
-Addition of the “Amazing Gut Facts”


Would I Recommend This Book:
Yes. This author uncomplicated some of our body’s most complex duties. This is a book I would even recommend adults reviewing to show how important gut health is!!!!



This book was reviewed based on my honest personal preference.

Kudos to the author for being bold enough to share their creativity with the world.

Whoever thought that a book about the microorganisms living in your body could be so adorable! A Garden in Your Belly was such a fun and educational read; I even learned a few things while reading this book. Children, as well as adults, will have so much fun laughing and reading A Garden in Your Belly!

This is a great resource to introduce healthy eating to kids. It's colorful and fun, but packs a punch of information. The back matter is great, with a glossary and additional facts.

An easy to digest children’s book about the microbiome of your gut and intestinal health… it’s more fun than it sounds! Your gut biome has never looked cuter than here in “A Garden in Your Belly”.
An educational children’s book and while not all wee readers will grasp the information on the first pass, the facts are broken down into a more relatable and easy to explain level.
Comparing something to a child’s height or using the great distance to the Moon are things children do understand.
I know some adults are who could definitely benefit from reading this. Teaching children how to help and protect their biome is great and important, if even a few kids have healthier eating habits impresses upon them or are more excited to hydrate then this book has done its job!

I received an electronic ARC from Lerner Publishing Group through NetGalley.
Clever way to introduce younger readers to the microbiome inside human bodies. D'yans shares the river running through our digestive systems and introduces the wide variety of protectors inside our bodies. They also address the "bad guys" who attack the biome. Great way to emphasize how important diet is for growing bodies.
Soft colored illustrations bring the microbes to life and emphasize the wide variety involved.
Informative text at the end of the book offers further research.

Beautiful book about a very interesting subject.The colors,the art and the writing is very appealing.Children will fell in love with the tiny creatures/monsters microbes .I thoroughly enjoyed the book and read with my children.The story of how are gut works and what are good and bad food choices for a healthy life.
I would highly recommend book to be adapted as a chapter in children's text book.

Major kudos for "A Garden in Your Belly" for providing much needed content creatively displayed for readers! The connection between health, nutrition, and gut microbiomes is a critical and timely issue for readers. Bright and largely playful illustrations dominate the book, and it is refreshingly honest. Perfect for older kids needing to understand how body systems work together! Lots of great extra info in the back too!

This was a unique children’s book that was a basic introduction into the microbiome. The illustrations were gorgeous, and although some of the descriptions were a little wordy, I think most middle grade kiddos would have an easy time understanding this. It is a great starting block for STEM education!

Review to come October 1st on blog/Goodreads.

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

I just love reading about microbes, read a fun one in Dutch during my vacation, and so when I saw this adorable book telling kids about what they have in their stomachs, I just knew I had to request it.

This cute book tells kids in easy language and fun and bright illustrations what is in your stomach. From the river that is your intestines to how you can get microbes. Aka by playing, touching. Like by touching a book, or by playing with a dog. It talks how each garden is unique to each person. We see what the microbes do, of course in very simplified language. And what you can do to help your microbes to make sure they stay happy and healthy, as that is important. Because otherwise bad things will come in your stomach that will make you sick. I definitely loved how everything was explained and how clear it was.

I was also happy that they added some addition information at the end. And also a glossary explaining some of the tougher words.

I had such a laugh when all that food floated by. From broccoli to pizza.

The illustrations are bright, colourful and just a delight. They really help carry the story and the explanation and I am sure that kids will love them.

All in all, I would recommend this one to everyone.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this children's book. I LOVED the illustrations and the easy words it used to explain this to children! I definitely have not seen another children's book like this out there!

A gorgeously illustrated book that explores the digestive system. This book introduces the concept of microorganisms to children with a magical and whimsical approach. The storytelling aspects are unique and I appreciate how this book highlights science and the importance of healthy foods.

I thoroughly enjoyed the colourful illustrations—I absolutely loved the watercolour style. The art is gorgeous and engaging.

Overall, this was a fun and informative read. This book serves as a great introduction to biological concepts to a younger audience and I would recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this manga in exchange for an honest review.

The beautiful watercolor impressionistic illustrations alone are enough to warrrant purchasing this book. Add to that the fact that it’s filled with amazing facts about the wonder of the microbiome inside of us. Here is a book that will enable children to marvel at the intelligent design of our created bodies: the way our gut impacts our emotions, the way teensy tiny organisms protect us (and how we get them), the way what we eat affects our health, and more. The back of the book includes a glossary and a page of “Amazing Gut Facts.” Five stars. Well done!

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a very informative storybook about the importance of taking care of the good guy bacteria in your gut. Through unique storytelling we learn what the microorganisms do in your gut and what happens when you feed it bad food. Unique and excellent stem book for kids.

The title of this book intrigued me, and I think children will be intrigued as well. It was a well-written book for the age group who will read it. It explains the concept of digestion in child-friendly terms. I think the illustrations also add to a simple explanation of a complex topic. If you want to introduce your children to the workings of their digestive system and why it is important for your body to eat healthy, then this book is perfect.

With whimsical illustrations that make the digestive system magical instead of medical, this book teaches children about how your body processes food. It teaches the importance of healthy foods and moving your body in order for your body to be it's healthiest self. (Note: it does not at all touch on weight, which is appreciated). It does this by using the metaphor of a garden in your belly and describing the many things that contribute to your health.

I can't say I really expected this to be an enjoyable success, but it certainly was. Introducing primary school children to the concept of friendly bacteria etc in our guts, there is no internal photography, and no evocation of splodgy half-digested gunk going through us. No, in almost hippy-like language, we have a river flowing through us, and the microorganisms we were born with and have ingested since are our special garden. The artwork is not as twee as that sounds however, for if you spend the time to examine it you find strangeness after strangeness – and that's long before the bad gut bacteria turn up and tell us to eat junk. It's really as if Bosch used play-doh to give us a biology lesson at times. The text is perfectly legible for the young – really it's one classroom session, and one two-hundred word essay, before the more teacherly notes at the end – and in conveying how cyclical things are – we eat crap, we get the message we should eat more crap, etc – it really does present us with all we should need to consider our internal workings and what we might be doing to this aspect of them. I haven't come across a book doing anything similar with this subject, and I have to say I don't think others need bother – this has nailed this particular market.

The idea for this book is fantastic, it is about the microorganisms in your body. This is a difficult concept for young children to understand, and the abstract pictures make it even harder to understand, This book would benefits from more realistic photos and explanations.

This book is a timely introduction to the microbiome inside the human body, what makes it happy and what does not, and how the microbiome responds to its environment inside the human gut. The illustrations are wild and colorful, and the text is easy to understand. A good introduction to the topic.