I really liked this book. It was very clever and the illustrations were great. Adorable! Love the references to AC and famous art.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

Well this was a fun book. My five year old said I want to visit that museum. We read it several times.

I received an electronic ARC from Astra Publishing House through NetGalley.
Delightful and thought provoking book about a museum that showcases nothing. Readers see empty displays and then move further in to see galleries devoted to zero in all its meanings. They also see holes of all sorts which contain "nothing." Guarnaccia includes informative text at the end that identifies many of the displays and words used. Terrific for discussion on what nothing really means and how it is a necessary part of life. The simple drawings add to the author's message.

This is a fun picture about a museum that houses nothing... yes, you read that right. This is a museum of nothing. There's nothing on the paintings. There's nothing in the bottles. There are statues of nothing. There are books filled with nothing about nothing. I found this to be delightfully entertaining. There's even a glossary and information about nothing at the end!

Absolutely love the illustrations❤️😍😍❤️✨



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Guarnaccia creates a comedic story about nothing at all. Upon seeing this book I was immediately curious about what it might contain, or if it would in fact be an empty book. I like the character names chosen and the art style used. This would be a fun story to read to children and I think it would garner quite a few laughs as the children realise the many ways that nothing can be displayed. It would be fun to hear what ideas my classroom would have about ‘nothing’, this would also work great in collaboration with books such as Invisible Things - Andy J Pizza or Not A Box - Antoinette Portis to give children branching off points for their own creative thinking. I love how the author has a museum's catalogue at the end of the story (more for the adults reading than the younger children) where we are given further details about some of the pieces within the museum that actually exist in our world. Quite a few of the references in this book I didn’t know about until reading the catalogue and now I have quite a few historical pieces to research further as I found them quite interesting. Not one of my favourite children’s books I’ve read, however definitely a fun read!

I enjoyed this quirky picturebook! Two children go to the Museum of Nothing and see a lot of empty walls, different types of holes (button, donut, hole in one), and framed quotes about...nothing. I think children will laugh at the idea of empty frames, or as it is titled "Polar Bear in a Snowstorm", and adults may pick up on the cultural references to things like And Then There Were None or artist Isamu Noguchi. There is a helpful "Catalog of the Museum of Nothing" in the back that explains the references throughout! This is a quick read, there's not a lot of text, but there is a good amount to look at and discuss in the illustrations.

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This clever book followed two young children as they explored a museum of nothing. I liked the way the museum exhibited different forms of "nothing" and I was happy I was able to recognize many of the references. There was a helpful guide at the end that explained the items seen throughout the book.

Thanks NetGalley for the preview!

The illustrations in this book were clever and detailed. I like how even with mostly white pictures they didn’t seem boring. I didn’t find the book had a lesson to share. But a nice silly story.

This book was so unique and cool! I would absolutely go visit this museum, it's such an interesting concept!

This was extremely cute and full of the most clever little puns. (I’m especially fond of Zero Mostel). I think this book would be so fun to read with middle grades and then have them design a similar museum based on a number of their choice.

What an absolute delight! I will be recommending this fabulous picture book to all the kids and parents I see!
It is beautifully illustrated and intelligently written. I love that as Otto and Oona tour the museum we are learning all kinds of things alongside them.
I thought the extra explanations and information at the back of the book was very interesting.

This book made me laugh. So creative. I loved all the representations of nothing. I would love to have students come up with more. Great hook to pair with Invisible things.

What an absolute delight! And soooo clever! This book is full of Nothing, and makes the concept fun to learn about for humans small and large (I myself am a large human in this case).

There are loads of visual puns (because it’s about a visit to a museum) and references to works about “nothing”, with an explainer at the end of the book. There are also lots of hidden little nothings for little ones to discover as they read. The illustrations are perfectly done, and the writing is excellent. I cannot recommend this quick, smart and fun read enough!

Thank you to NetGalley and to Astra Publishing House for the ARC.

A cleverly done picture book. I think that I will enjoy this one more when I can get my hands on a physical copy of the book. Curious to see how my children react to it. I feel that this may go over the heads of most children. Thus the four star review. However, interesting premise to an adult.

Thank you to NetGalley for a chance to preview this book!

This book was very unique. I’ve never read a book about nothing before. I’m interested to see if the public enjoys it.