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Leilong the Library Bus

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This is a children's book that my daughter and I read to my twin boys, and I have to say all of us really loved this book. This is a cute book that also has a library in it. I think this book will make kids want to go to the library. I love the dinosaur in this book, and I also love the dinosaur library. Great book with very cute pictures. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Gecko Press) or author (Julia Liu) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is schedule to be release on August 3-2021.

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Leilong the Library Bus is a fun, imaginative story about a brontosaurus who wants to join story time at the library. He and his friends encounter obstacles along the way and find out Leilong is simply too large for the library. I really liked the illustrations and story, which reminded me of 60s picture books like Clifford or Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Thank you Gecko Press and NetGalley for providing this ARC.

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Thanks to Gecko Press & NetGalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.

An adorable picture book about a dinosaur who dreams about the library! The art style was gorgeous and so pretty, I really enjoyed looking at the sprawling city landscape drawn in the unique style.

I'd say the only weird thing was how the librarians were saying you needed a library card to enter the library. Pshawwww, not true! A nitpick on my part, though.

An enjoyable story for anyone who loves dinosaurs & the library!

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Cute story with the rules of the library in it.. I also liked the use of the word boisterous in the story. Poor Leiland just wants to be part of library time and the experience, but he is too big. They find a solution for him so he is able to participate.

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***Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
What a cute story!! Dinosaurs and libraries are two of my favorite things!

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Charming tale of a library, a dinosaur, and the children that love them, in the vein of LIBRARY LION.

☆☆☆☆ 1/2

Detailed, whimsical illustrations alongside a fun text. Leon is bright, grass green amongst muted text colors.

I loved the ending, how all the children trust Leilong the Brontosaurus enough to slide down him from the top of the library. I adored how he became a library bus and the perfect moment captured at the end of everyone reading on the bough of or in the shade of a big tree. Magical.

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This is a cute children's book. It is a great way to begin a child's love of libraries and reading.

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This story does the library no favors. The library can't accommodate Leilong and doesn't even bother to try. The library manager and storyteller are both waspish and unkind. No library turns patrons away from visiting because they don't have a card, so I wouldn't be happy about putting that idea in kids' heads. When Leilong finds his own sad way to try to be included, they run him out for a small, innocent mistake.

The "reconciliation" is not that they find a way to welcome him or serve him, but they make him into a glorified Bookmobile. So not only does he get treated badly, but he never gets an apology and gets put to work. Again, this does not make the library sound like a wonderful place to go. This is not the message I want for our students.

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Telling a delightful story about a dinosaur that just wants to go to the library too, the simple color palette nicely offsets detailed illustrations to create pages young readers will likely return to again and again.

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Cute title for young library or dinosaur fans. Wish the library manager didn’t mention library cards so many times. A bit too much of a stereotype. But still, a sweet little story.

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