So You Want To Build a Library was such a bright, imaginative book! This is perfect for kids that love to use their imagination, go on adventures, and read. The colors were engaging and exciting, and the minimal text on each page left room to explore and dream!

Great Burke! Really shows what anyone can do with or without their imaginations! Love the part where she picks the book “So You Want To Build a Library”.

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So You Want to Build a Library? Is all about the wonders of a library, and all the amazing things children wants to put in a library.

Now I want to build a library with all things fun!

This is an imaginative story about the love for libraries. And as you can see from the cover, there might be a dragon living in this library!

What a fun book for kids who love to read and have a great imagination! It will encourage children who already love to read to keep up their reading, and it will encourage children who maybe don’t love books yet that reading is fun and can be fun! Pretty illustrations and a cute story!

Suuuppper cute book! I have a house full of book lovers and library goers, so this was perfect for us! All of my kids were engaged and even sharing their own ideas for how they would build a library and why they would put in it! The only thing I wished was different was the character is a girl, and my 2 youngest who LOVE library days are boys. I know the assumption is that more readers are girls, but having a boy in there somewhere would have been cool too.

This is such an adorable book. The illustrations are colorful and inviting. The story shows that power that reading can give us! I would definitely recommend this book for young readers.

This book was ADORABLE! I absolutely loved it! As someone who always wanted to have my own library in my bedroom growing up, I loved the idea of a character who is a child wanting to build their own library because they love books so much! I can imagine reading this book to young children and seeing their eyes light up with all of the fun and creative details that went into imagining this library from the story. I loved all of the fantasy elements like dragons and giants. I thought it was a perfect book to inspire children to continue to pursue their love for reading, especially since most children nowadays just want to play videogames and watch TV. What a great reminder that libraries are awesome though and we can make any place our perfect library! The illustrations were beautiful and I would definitely recommend this book to all of my friends who are parents and all of my students! Loved this book! Thank you for the ARC.

This book is so cute and perfect for book lovers! I loved all of the imaginary descriptions. I was transformed into the library and wanted to visit it myself. This book will be great for children who love books!

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

So you want to build a library is a fantastic book for young book lovers to honour their love and passion for books and reading. This book would make a fantastic addition to any young book lovers shelves and is a fantastic book for world book day too.
The illustrations are bright and interesting and the ideas mentioned are full of fun, imagination and creativity as to what you could put in your library.

Cute and fun! carries the important message about libraries as places of imagination, but not very instructional as a functional space for community.

This endearing picture book captures the spirit of true book lovers and lifelong readers. The main character creates a library with one foot in reality and practicality and another in her wildest imagination, filled with giants, dragons, and fairies. Excellent choice for school librarians and public librarians alike for storytime; pair with an activity where children design their own libraries and collections.

So You Want to Build A Library is a children’s book written by Lindsay Leslie.

Summary: What could be better than building a library? Nothing! Making it the best library ever? Well, that’s the challenge…..and it’s going to be fun!

My Thoughts: I am a sucker for books about books and libraries (two of my favorite things), so this story already started off on a good note for me. The book is fun, clever, imaginative, and I literally chuckled out loud a few times.

The only thing I didn’t care for was the color palette. There is lots of yellow, paired with peach, paired with teal-it’s kind of strange.

Otherwise though, I did truly enjoy this book and would buy it. It would also make a great gift for any book-loving/library-loving kid!

I would like to thank Capstone for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you!

This was such a cute short story for a younger audience. Each page built on the last in creating a fantasy library made of fictional characters, exaggerated ideas, and impossible staircases. It was absolutely perfect in every way. This is perfect for a new reader. It was clearly not meant to be a linear story of what one really needs to do to "build a library" but instead a fatastical cute approach that my 6 year old quite enjoyed.

The bold colors and dramatic illustrations gave so much depth to the story as did the use of various story book characters.

So You Want To Build a Library is silly and fun, with bright colors and larger than life characters. This fast-paced book felt a bit rushed, and somewhat squished into the storybook format at times, but remains a solid read and a great way to get kids thinking about libraries are amazing and magical places.

Review: A fun story with colorful illustrations that encourages children to imagine what their perfect library would include. Whimsical characters, including a knight in shining armor, a giant, and several fairies, will delight readers.

Note: I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher via NetGalley. My review is my own.

So You Want To Build a Library?
I do!
You will be inspired to, and kids will be, too, after reading this delightful book. With an appeal for girls, boys and grown-ups alike, this story makes the reader dream of what their own library could be like with the help of fun characters and the perfect chair-and maybe a sundae bar among your favorite books! Will be adding to home, grandchildren and school libraries. And in my storytime pile!

I requested this book because of the title. I used to want to become a librarian, and reading the excerpt I thought my daughter would love it. This story was adorable and creatively written. The illustrations were beautiful and silly at the same time. My daughter was laughing for most of the book and asked me to read it again.

It's a very nice book for children, I found myself smile with every Page, it's really good for every child to Know that library is like a treasure for her owner.

This picture book will allow your imagination to take flight as you imagine the chance to build your own library. The author goes on a whimsical ride in imagining what would be possible if you were able to build your own library. The illustrations only add to the creativity of the book.

As a teacher, I would recommend this book as a read aloud in your classroom. It would be perfect for any librarian as well. I would read this to any class, especially before their first trip to the library for the school year. What a fun read!

**I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher via NetGalley. All words and opinions about it are my own.**

I read this on my own while waiting in the car. I can’t wait to get home and read it with my children, teens and near-teens though they are. What a fun book to begin a discussion of “what kind of library/city/school/house would YOU build?” The illustrations are bright and playful, adding ideas galore to the words.