I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. My seven year old and I enjoyed Author vs. Illustrator. It was a cute story about the troubles and advantages of teamwork. The illustrations were fun and silly! I would definitely recommend this book for K-2 readers. (Bonus kids get to learn a little more about how a book is made, and the different jobs that are required.) #AuthorvsIllustrator #NetGalley.

This is a fun children's book which illustrates the interaction between the author and the illustrator in telling a story. It has laugh out loud moments for kids while teaching about how a book is made. Great book!

Laugh out loud funny. I enjoyed this book thoroughly and look forward to reading it with my grandchildren. I know they'll get a kick out of it, too.

✍️ In this endearing book, an author and an illustrator embark on a venture to create a picture book. However, their visions for the book diverge significantly right from the start.

🎨 The banter between the author and illustrator is amusing. The illustrator’s whimsical creations add to the hilarity throughout the book. Yet, beyond the humor lies a deeper theme—the art of collaboration among creators.

✍️ Picture books thrive on the synergy between captivating illustrations and compelling narratives. In this case, the author and illustrator learn to navigate their differences, resulting in a delightful book that draws inspiration from both perspectives.

🎨 Young readers, especially those with aspirations in writing or illustrating, will find this book appealing. Additionally, it makes for an adorable gift for authors and illustrators alike.

This book is 40 pages long and the targeted reading age is 5 to 8 years old.

Thank you @netgalley and @capstonepub for a copy of this book, which I have read and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

While the author narrates, the illustrator draws, until they realize that they have completely different ideas for the book. Can they come together and find a shared vision, or are the citizens of Sprinkletown destined to be destroyed by the hungry beast?

The illustrations are perfect and the story is a lot of fun! This is a wonderful way to introduce the craft of storytelling and the concept of cooperation. My story time kids are going to love it.


Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This is a story within a story, or a two for one deal! Both about friendship and working together. All whilst sprinkling a bit of information about the book making process!

Cute Illustrations and great story between the Author and Illustrator. Encourages how the drawing and words work together to make a great book. Children will enjoy the banter between the two. A book book to use when talking about writing a story.

This book shows how an author and illustrator might work together to make the illustrations and characters match the authors visions for their story. It was a bit tricky to know what order to read the speech bubbles in. Kids will probably enjoy the craziness of the dialogue and illustrations and the ice cream super hero theme.

An author has a great idea, and the illustrator is ready to add the visual details to make the story sprinkle--I mean sparkle. But when his opinions diverge, it's all out battle for the right to tell this epic ice cream adventure: author vs illustrator.

I'm pretty sure anyone who's ever worked on a team with other creative people can relate to this book. Sometimes all the ideas are good, but they don't necessarily all work together, This book would be a lot of fun as an introduction to group projects in elementary school, but it's also a fun and silly story that I'd recommend to anyone with an interest in writing or illustrating.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

When reading to young kid groups I always point out who the author and illustrator are. This is a fun book to really show the different roles. It would be fun to follow up with a teamwork activity.

I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I am making a mental list of the kids that I know who are going to LOVE this book. It has superheroes, monsters, beasts, and junk food! Teachers are going to love it, too! It is chock full of lessons on prewriting, collaboration, word choice, revision, and the role of the illustrator and the author. When you get this book, you better get at least two. One is not going to be enough.

I actually love this book. It’s friendly, funny, and educational for kids. It’s a story within a story that makes it even funnier to me.Good stuff!

I thought the artwork was super cute! The idea behind the story of having the characters “teach us” about how a book was written was very clever. Normally I’m not a fan of comic book type writing but for this story it worked and didn’t distract me from the storyline. I would definitely pick this up based on the cover and the title and read it to my kids!

This children’s book was very fun and definitely exciting for kids to read. The illustrations were great and really added to the story. The plot of battling an illustrator is fun and kids will appreciate the drawing aspect and identify with the characters. this book is super fun and I can definitely see this becoming a series with the main characters returning!

This book provided a fun way to look at the process of working as a team. The roles of author and illustrator have their own challenges, as does the task of working together to create a book. Clever illustrations and a cute story that grew in response to illustrations and more food! As someone who can’t illustrate I could relate to the situation as it developed and enjoyed seeing how the difficulties were resolved.

Very clever story within a story that will keep young readers entertained! It's an easy introduction on defining the roles of writers and illustrators for readers of all ages. It's done in a humorous way too!

Super fun read!

An author and an illustrator collaborating on a story find that the conflict between words and pictures that aren't in agreement can make the story much less fun. They need to learn about compromise to make their story a success.

This book is a simple and funny way to teach kids about the jobs of an author and illustrator. It highlights all the different ways in which the words and pictures in a story interact and combine to make it a pleasurable experience to read. The development in both the characters and story create an engaging and relatable scene for kids, who often find themselves in a situation where they can't agree and need to come to a compromise that makes both sides happy.

3.5 stars

I've read a few battle lineup pictures books in my time, and this is a fun and fresh take that 2nd graders + will enjoy.

For a highly collaborative author & illustrator, kids will enjoy the give and take, back and forth antics of putting together a story—it will probably remind them of their own negotiations with friends and siblings.

Playful and likely to spur discussion on teamwork and creativity, I highly recommend this to teachers as they discuss the different roles of picture book creation.

Best served with chili dogs and ice cream ;-)

Author and illustrator battle it out to get their story just right. Kids will find this book silly and engaging and parents, teachers, and librarians can use it to focus on elements of storytelling and collaboration. It may default to clichés one time too often but it is a mostly fresh take on working together to create a picture book.

This story was fun and imaginative. I liked the teamwork between the two friends even when they disagreed. The illustrations are fun and helped to make the story better. The story was short and perfect for reading to kids with short attention spans. I will be purchasing this book to add to the school library.