A cute story about Julia and her friends Frieda, Abigail, Scotty, and Bertrand who embark on a trip via river to the library to find a bedtime story to read on their camping trip. The illustrations are whimsical and vibrant; the vocabulary offered for kids could be a bit challenging if reading the story on their own, but is perfect for a read along. I also enjoyed how the animal constellations were pointed out and talked about during the course of the story.

This was a little wordy. They story was ok but just didn't hold my interest which for a children's book is a must. Illustrations were pretty.

This light, cute story is full of colorful illustrations and sweet friendship with animals. What struck me the most was the colors. The pictures told much of the story while the text grounded the story. All the characters were cute and sweet. I would definitely add this title to my school library.

4.5 Stars
Julia and her friends (cute little animals) are camping in the forest. They ask her to read a bedtime story, and Julia discovers that she doesn’t have a book with her.
Luckily, another friend, Bertrand, the sailor bear, comes by and asks Julia to join him. He is on his way to the library! The group sails through the forest using stars as a guide and reaches the majestic library where Olga, the owl, is a librarian. Do Julia and her friends find the book they want?
This is a super cute story with fabulous illustrations. It’s a sequel but that wasn’t a problem. The story works as a standalone. There’s an explanation about the constellations at the end followed by the lyrics to Julia’s song.
My only issue with the book is that even questions are tagged as ‘said’. It would have been better to use different words to get the detail right. Complex words shouldn’t be a problem as Bertrand speaks almost like a royal and uses difficult words. If kids can understand that, they can easily understand words like asked, questioned, inquired, etc.
Overall, the story is beautiful and the illustrations are perfect for bedtime reading. They have a magical quality.
I received an ARC from NetGalley, Chouette Publishing, and CrackBoom! Books and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This book is an adorable journey that brings together the wonderful outdoors and my favorite place: the library.

Through a grand adventure to the library, this group of friends learn more about the world around them and how to work at the team.

The illustrations within the book are also gorgeous. These type of books are perfect for my children just learning to read because they can tell their own stories by looking at the many details available on each page.

A lovely story about the power of books and how they can bring people together.
The illustrations and colours really add to the joy of this book.

Adorable illustrations with a great story. The perfect bedtime story for little readers. It’s a cute story to enjoy together before bed or anytime. I know my toddler would love this story no matter what time of day!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a digital review copy.

A beautifully illustrated, sweet bedtime story for ages 2-6.
A mix of animal and human characters use the stars to navigate down a river to get to the library. A nice read.

The illustrations in this book are gorgeous! There is a lot of great vocabulary in the book and we enjoyed the story. It combined many of our favorite things; camping, animals, astronomy, and books. I’ll be recommending this book for our public library.

A Starlit Trip to the Library is a wholesome book filled with beautiful illustrations. A fantastic story for all to enjoy.

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𝑨 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚
By Andrew Kats, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel
Illustrated by Joseph Sherman
Children’s Picture Book
44 Pages

Sʜᴏᴿᴛ Sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs

Julia is camping with her forest friends, who are excited to hear a bedtime story. When she realizes she forgot a book, another animal friend takes them to the night library.

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A Starlit Trip to the Library is a fun book. The illustrations are delightful, with all the cute little forest critters having a fun night in the forest. The colors are calming as well as eye-appealing.

A couple of my favorite things are animals and books. A Starlit Trip to the Library combinesbith. The animals wanting a bedtime story is adorable. The idea of an outside librarian providing books is a happy thought.

If I had grandchildren, I’d read this to them for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher, for providing this ebook for me to read and review.

Amazing illustrations that transport the reader to a magical world with a bear and a little girl, both eager to read and friends of books. It is just the perfect bedtime story for every child.
I liked the explanation about constellation at the end of the book. Everything is so beautiful explained that it will be so easy for the kids to memorize this. I have also listened to Julia’s song on YT and followed the verse at the end of the book. Simply enchanting.

Thank you #Netgalley and Chouette Publishing for an arc of this book.

'A Starlit Trip to the Library' tells of a girl and her animal friends' trip through the woods to visit a special nighttime library in search of a bedtime story to read around the campfire. With interesting anecdotes about star-guided navigation, the magic of libraries and librarians, and lots of new words for young readers, as a bookseller I'd recommend this book. The fairytale illustrations are lush and vibrant, with especially beautiful endpapers.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The illustrations in this book are so vibrant! The constellations are captivating, and I like theat there's a note about animals in the stars after the story. The story is a cute simple tale about taking a trip to the library at night. You only evern see Julia the human, and the rest are animals. Fun read!

This was an enchanting story where a girl goes on a journey down the river with a bear to find some new books. The art was perfect, and I felt like I was right there with her on this fun adventure.

A Starlit Trip to the Library was such a lovely, escapist story of Julia and her animal friends!! This would be the perfect bedtime story, a real treat. It wasn't really scary either. Beautiful illustrations. I liked the use of astrology and constellations. The song at the end was a neat addition too.

Adorable adventure for children to enjoy! I think it would be best if read with a grown up as some of the words are more advanced. I also think it needs to be clear that it is a sequel and not a stand alone, as the first page is a little confusing if you haven't read the first book.

A super-special heartwarming and inspiring children's tale, this is the sequel to HOW TO CATCH A BEAR WHO LOVES TO READ. A delightful union of child, animals, bedtime stories-'and a "Night Library!" A warm, inspiring, and very joyful tale!

This book is awesome. The illustrations are amazing and the story is so cute. I will definitely be buying a copy of this book for my collection. I really enjoyed it and the kids did too.

Hmmm... Billed as a sequel, this is perfectly stand-alone – but that's the only perfect thing about it. Julia and her animal friends are having a night's camping by the river (trigger warnings – naked flames and open water, neither with adult supervision!!) which is going swimmingly until she finds she's left her books at home. Luckily, the bear she found last time comes sailing past, and invites them along for his nightly raid on the local library. One problem is that his speech is so over-blown, high-falutin' and stuffed like a thesaurus, and that leaches into the sentences around his dialogue, meaning many of the target readers will struggle. Visually, it's both superlative and mediocre – the backgrounds and direction of the images is wonderful, and splendidly coloured, but the overly cartoonish characterisations are really dumb-looking. The pair of volumes so far both want us to engage with and share books and the reading experience, but I still think both are bang average examples, that won't feel like a waste of time reading, but that won't stick in the mind for long at all.