I loved this book because as a kid I used to use my dad's label maker to mark everything that was mine! The illustrations are bright and beautiful, too.

I'm all for female characters being bold, confident, and taking their place in the world, but I don't understand the plot of this beyond a girl declaring everything "MINE!!!". It's not a cautionary tale about being greedy, but it also doesn't really explain why she feels everything is hers, why that could be a good thing, or what she plans to do with it.

Further, the text is confusing and the rhythms of the verse didn't work for me. There's a lot of repetition and I found myself stumbling over it. The use of "My Lala" in place of her name won't make sense to kids young enough to be the audience for this story. I wouldn't discourage a child who wanted to read it, but I wouldn't seek it our for them either.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Lala awakes one morning with a plan to take over the world . . . or at least the parts she can put red dots on. And, she has red dots aplenty! This sweet little girl lacks no confidence as she stickers nearly all the items in her room. I love how she keeps herself busy all the day through.

Charlene Chua's bright and cheery illustrations are delightful.

Tomorrow . . . the world!

another quick read (I have a Kindle copy, but I'd be surprised if it was more than 10 pages). The illustrations are vibrant & fun & the intent of the book, based on the publisher's copy is great -> "A joyful picture book about confidence featuring a little girl making her mark on the world." But it reads a little ... possessive? To me? And I've been thinking about it for a while now, and am no less conflicted.

On the one hand, I love the /idea/ of a girl taking up space, naming and claiming what is hers in the world. Doing it with stickers? is as on target for small kids as you can get - Give your littles a place to put stickers, or they will find a place, I promise you. However, on the other hand, a lot of the social-emotional vocabulary building we do with kids young enough to be interested in this book focuses on sharing? On community building & how these markers are everybody's markers, and we have to let our friends have access to them as well. And if you've got a little with siblings? You know this fight on a cellular level. So it may just be that my youngest niblings are stuck in a "my sister touched the corner of blanket when she walked by and I need to have a meltdown" stage, but I am having a hard time trying to figure out where/when this would be an appropriate book to introduce.

Great illustrations, good intent, I'm just not 100% sure they hit the target without mowing over the other skills we're expecting kids to build at the same time. So more like 2.5 rounded up to 3 stars for me.

My daughter loved this book. She loved the rhyming and that it was the little girl telling the story. After we read it she wanted to make her own dots, but she would call them her harley dots.

I thought this book was cute, and at the end when it showed the cat stole her red dots, that made me laugh. It shows how little kids think, and it made it seem silly.

Thomas King has an adorable new book in verse starting a sweet, cute girl full of energy and confidence about herself and the world around her. Gorgeous illustrations by Charlene Chua that match the boundless happiness and love of the main character.

My Lala has beautiful illustrations and the language and rhythm of the text is wonderful. I’m a fan of both the author and illustrator so I really wanted to love this book. Unfortunately, it didn’t land for me. Yes, Lala is a strong, creative character, but the story seemed unfinished. She wants to own everything so she puts stickers on it all. There’s no real message and no real resolution. Beautiful, but the story just didn’t work for me.

A possessive kid named Lala wants to own the world. Not with gunshots but with her Lala red dots.
It was not enjoyable.

Lala woke up one day, and feel like she can conquer the day. Then she found red dots to stick to stuffs she seen, until she had no more red dots. With rhyming short phrases, this book is interesting for young kids who starts to read. And fun too, in hope that their days can be as fun as Lala's.

Lala is a mischievous little girl who has a box full of treasures and one day, decides to use one of those treasures to let everyone know what all in the world belongs to Lala. This short story is perfect for little adventurers, and features a main character of Asian heritage. It's beautifully illustrated, and the writing flows really well. It was one that my daughter asked me to read again and again, and I was glad to do so.

I was provided an ARC copy of this book through Netgalley. My thanks to the publisher and the author for providing it to me.

A cute children's book overall. I loved the illustrations and the rhyming was cute, but it felt a little forced and the end wasn't that great. Would have loved to see just a few more pages of Lala going to a park or putting dots around town.

This is so freaking cute and I could relate to it so much as I used to be this kid who had boxes of stuffs only she knew what they had inside. Yes, deciding to own the day and make it our own is always a good idea.

Lovely, cheerful and colourful. You can add this!

Thank you, Penguin Random House Canada, for the advance reading copy.

Lala has a box of all of her favorite things, especially red dots. When she runs out, how will she find more? the illustrations are fun and compliment the text well. There is a bit of a Dr. Seuss rhyming vibe, but it feels quite forced and too much. I like the concept of this story, but would rather have a better narrative flow than rhyming.

This was a cute little book. I liked the illustrations and think they are good for the target audience. It was a little annoying with the const

Hmmm... This seems borne from an anecdote, and not a really satisfying book as a result. It looks wonderful, as the girl bounds around her small world, putting red stickers on everything to claim ownership. But she wants more than her small world – she wants THE world. Like I say, it just seems inspired by the author's daughter (at a guess) and the day she went wappy with the sticker pack, and doesn't really go anywhere.

A vibrant and lyrical read featuring Lala, who wants to make her mark on the world... literally. The illustrations by Singapore-born illustrator Charlene Chua are lovely, but there's not much of a narrative. The text felt repetitive and there aren't many lessons to glean from here.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND THE PUBLISHER FOR THIS REVIEW COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.

I liked the illustrations but couldn't get the purpose of the story. So, it was a meh book.

This is a perfect book for 2-year-olds who are about to start discovering the concept of "mine" and exploring the world around themselves.

Amazing illustrations, but the story is a bit dumb for my kid - she is 3.5 and apparently too old for this book. And as a mother I am not sure if I like the idea of my child putting a sticker on everything that belongs to her... :)

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this Advance Review Copy.

The illustrations in this book and bold and colorful. The story was okay, it was about Lala and how she believes everything she see is hers. It would be a good book for small children to start the conversation about sharing and what is yours.

The illustrations were so beautiful, I loved them! But the text just felt okay. I did like the repetitions, but it was the illustrations that caught my eye. I would recommend this book though!