Everyone knows that things get lost and things get found. This is the simple message of "Lost Things". This often happens in life and you know what? It's just as it should be.

Lost things like a hair ribbon, a pencil, a dog leash vanish! Someone or something other than the owner discovers the missing item and repurposes it for their very own need or enjoyment.

When you mislay something it causes anxiety and stress. When you have searched everywhere possible to retrieve it and realize that it's gone forever you can comfort yourself by thinking that perhaps someone else found it and is happily using it for an entirely different purpose than what it was intended for. The author highlights that oftentimes it's not your fault that something goes ... poof... gone but it is important how you respond to that loss.

The pale colour pallet is soft and calming. The misplaced objects are portrayed in orange so clever little readers can spot them easily. The story lends itself to opening up conversations about something that the reader may have lost and a discussion of all the possibilities of who may have found it and what might happen to it next. It's an interesting, fun story that I am sure kids will enjoy.

What child hasn't lost something. Sometimes something important, sometimes something not so important. And yet, to a child, no matter how insignificant the lost item is, the actual act of losing it can feel like the end of the world. But what if the lost thing wasn't lost at all? What if it was just waiting? What if it was found, not by the one who lost it, but by the one who needed it most?
Lost Things by author/illustrator Carey Sookocheff is a simplistic, minimalistic, yet heartwarming tale of things that get lost and the new homes and uses they find. Perfect for any child who has ever lost something and worried about it, this book will provide comfort in the knowledge that lost never really means lost. The easy language in this book will appeal to little ones while enabling emerging readers to feel good about reading on their own.
A big thank you to Kids Can Press for letting me take an early look at it. On-sale September 7, 2021.

A picture can tell a story and few words can make an impact. Lost things in this beautiful illustrated picture book makes a case of the value of lost things. Finding something that is lost and losing something that is precious. A very thoughtful book.

A special thank you to Kids Can Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

In this cute, little story things are lost, found, and right where they should be. We take a journey of lost things to their new homes, becoming other people’s treasures, and sometimes finding their way home again. This is a perfect book for beginning readers to practice their skills or to read to them during a storytime to illustrate the journey of the objects as well as events coming full cicle.

The illustrations are limited with a cool color palate that was appealing to me, personally and works for the easy pace of the story. This book is out in September, perfect for back to school time.

A poetic example of children's literature. This would be a good read for parents or teachers looking to ease a child who is dealing with loss of some kind.

The illustrations are great and I loved the message that this book passes on to young readers. Even though things get lost sometimes, there might be a reason for that happening and lost things might end up finding a different purpose in the hands of the people that find them.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley.

This was lovely from cover to cover. Colorful, sweet illustrations lend perfectly to a story about things being lost and then found again. I cant wait to check out this authors other books!

This was adorable. I loved the simple illustrations, story, and message. This would be a great read for young children— there’s lots to point out.

A gentle look at the randomness of life, and how things that you lose can become treasures for other people, and how life will balance itself out in the end. There's a bit of zen unshowiness to the art as well, with quiet, vivid clarity chosen over brio and zonking great colour clashes. Yes, the story as it is does take us through a lot of situations only to find itself back on the first one, but I think a chance was lost at tying everything up in wonderful, serendipitous fashion. That and the fact the text is very sparse, to the extent of me thinking a younger me would not have come back for a second look, mean this is probably a three and a half star effort. I still hope it finds its place.

A sweet and simple picture books about lost things and how they can be found, repurposed, or maybe even remain lost forever.

This was a simple read. I liked that it talks about how some found things can be others treasures. Which is so true! The pictures were great.