Thank you for the opportunity to review this children's book. I thought that this was a nice read with great illustrations. The core message is a common theme in literature -- accepting yourself as you are. I thought that the characters were cute and well-drawn.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.   

The cover is absolutely adorable.

My kids and I LOVED this book.    It's a great story with an important lesson.  It's okay to be different.   It's okay to have flaws!   The illustrations were great as well!

I'll definitely be looking out for other work by this author.

Extraordinary Albert is a beautifully illustrated children's book about accepting your differences and being the best you can be. Albert's parents love everything about him, even his big feet. Albert doesn't love his feet, they are big, get in his way and he even trips over them when he is playing. When he and his best friend Rex get lost in the jungle, it is Albert's big feet that save the day. After this Albert begins to see his feet are very useful and starts to accept them. This book has a great message, but in order to engage children there needs to be more to the story. Albert and Rex are friends so it would be easy to add more about that friendship. The illustrations are beautiful and relatively realistic. My grandchildren enjoyed the illustrations more than the story. This would be a good book to use in pre-school and kindergarten classrooms dealing with individuality and acceptance.

A sweet story about appreciating what makes you different from others. Albert is a gorilla, born with extraordinarily large feet. His mother and father tell him he's perfect just as he is, but Albert wishes his feet were like the other gorillas' feet- his are always tripping him up and getting in the way. One day, while he's out playing with his best friend Rex, they get caught in a rainstorm. Rex gets scared, and Albert wraps his arms and feet around him and makes his friend feel safe. When the storm is over, they're able to find their way home by following Albert's footprints back, still visible because they were too big for the rain to wash away. Rex tells Albert that Albert is his hero, and finally Albert can see something special about what makes him different. Sweet story, sweet message, and lovely, soft illustrations make this a great story for kiddos!

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I am so glad to have had the opportunity to read this illustrated book. I want to say thank you to Netgalley and Clavis Publishing for this chance.

I love illustrated books, because I think that they can be an extraordinary way to introduce children to the reading world.

“Extraordinary Albert” was a beautiful reading. Also is so interesting, for the reason that it has a wonderful meaning. 

In this book, we know Albert and his parents. He is so sad, because of his feets. They are so big and he doesn’t like them, he wants to have feets like others, like his friend Rex.

I love the illustration, but I really like the important learning: You are special like you are. I believe that is something that all the people, not only the children want to know.

To sum up, a little story with a special information, it is perfect to all the ages.

Albert is extraordinary loved by his parents. Albert's parents knew at the time of his birth that he was
extraordinary from head to toe. He was born with big feet and his parents wisely saw the positive. Things changed for Albert when he went to school and realized how different he was. He didn't feel extraordinary any more. Until his difference saved the day.

Albert's story is one that kiddos can relate to. They will connect to Albert and all the emotions he has to be accepted! Good read for unique readers.

A special thank you to Clavis Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Albert is extraordinary just the way he is- but he's feeling down about his big feet. Albert learns an important lesson while out playing with his friend. I loved the use of gorillas in this book. It gave it a fun perspective instead of a down and out child. This is a great story to show kids that everyone is special.

I thought that this was a beautiful book and the illustrations are just perfect.

The book is well written and it has a really nice natural flow to it making it an easy read.

I liked the story focuses on that we are all unique and different and that makes us even more special - I read this book with my daughter in bed last night and it just so happens that she has a hospital appointment today for her eyes so it was great timing 

It is 5 stars from me for this one, I thought it was a lovely story and has some beautiful illustrations!

You are perfect just the way you are Albert.  Your parents know it, your friend knows it, now all you have to do is know it too!  

Albert's parents love everything about him, but Albert doesn't love his feet.  They are big and get in the way.  Sometimes he trips over them. They are really quite enormous, but they are beautiful, and they are useful, and they are yours, Albert, to treasure.

Thank you NetGalley, Bonnie Grubman, and Clavis Publishing for an ARC of this beautifully written and illustrated book!

Bonnie Grubman wrote the beautifull and loving story about the little gorilla named Albert.
Albert is different. His feet are bigger, way bigger than the feet of all the other gorilla's. Altough his parents tell him that he is perfect, with his feet. Perfect just the way he is. That is not how Albert feels. He sees himself as a burgon to his friends. But luckily his friend Rex shows Albert, that he indeed is perfect, just the way he is.

This lovely story is about being different, but there's more. It's about growing up, about being loved and about friendship. It shows that for the right friends it doesn't really matter that your different. And besides that it shows that everything can be made in an adventage.

This makes this book perfect for kindergarten. The beautifull pictures are amazing, they look so natural but are funny as well. The complete picture makes it a perfect story for children ages 4 and up!

This was a cute read about a gorilla with huge feet that he’s self conscious of. This would be a great book to teach young children about differences and how they make each person special.

This book is about a gorilla called Albert who has huge feet which make him feel awkward and different from others.  He learns some lessons from his friends and family and eventually he learns to like his feet.  This is a cute book which my daughter and I enjoyed.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is book was cute! I loved the concept of your family and best friend loving you for who you are no matter what, and helping you find the strengths in your insecurities.

For a children’s book, I felt like it took a bit too long for me to get to the joy and point of the story. The kids I’ve babysat and have had story time with would’ve lost attention before getting to the part where he finds the best trait of his feet!

Sweet book with wonderful illustrations. Great for all children especially those with disabilities to learn that accepting themselves is where they will find how special they are. 

Thank you to Bonnie Grubman, S.K.Y. van der Wel, #Clavis Publishing, and #NetGallery for an ARC of #ExtraordinaryAlbert in return for an honest review. Review will be posted on NetGallery and Goodreads.

This is a very sweet book about a monkey who has really large feet and is self-conscious about it. He learns that his friends still love him and that being different can come in handy! The pictures in this book are beautiful, and the words are simple and very sweet. I would definitely give someone this book for their child or buy it for my own children. I received a free copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

This heartfelt story stars a sweet little gorilla named Albert.  He is the apple of his parent's eye and he is born different than other baby gorillas.  Little Albert has BIG feet! Whenever he complains to his parents about how awkward and unsightly they are his folks assure him that he is perfect and others would love to be just like him. 

As Albert ages his feet become a detriment over and over again and he hates them.  He trips over them, custom-made cleats take up too much room in his closet and the one-size-fits-all socks don't include him.  Oh my!  

One day Albert and his best friend Rex are playing hide and seek and leap frog in the woods and then they decide to head off to the park.  Suddenly a huge rain storm is upon them and they feel very scared.  After the rain subsides the boys agree that they had both better head back home ... but... discover they don't know which direction to go in. Could Albert's large feet solve their problem and lead them back to safety? 

Finally, Albert learns to love his feet and the special qualities that they provide for him.  The artwork is expressive and colourful  making the text come alive.  It is a book that encourages kids to embrace their very own uniquenesses.  I highly recommend it.

Extraodrinary Albert - by Bonnie Gruman is a lovely picture book about Albert who accepts being different, and through friendship, is able to see the benefit of his unique characteristic.

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is very sweet with adorable illustrations. Albert's big feet was a source of embarrassment all along until his big foot helped him and his friend out of trouble.

A beautifully illustrated book about being happy with who you are and how we are all unique. All young readers will enjoy exploring life with Albert and his extraordinarily perfect feet.

This story is encouraging especially for children who may feel that they are different from others, particularly in ways that is alienating. The main character is helped to see the usefulness of his unique condition. I found that a large portion of the story was devoted to setting the stage and explaining the reason for why Albert feels as he does but the climax and especially the denouement  were short and could have easily be expanded.