This book for children 5-7 focuses on getting a different outlook by changing your perspective, shown by illustrations looking at a situation close up, and then through a bird's eye view. While the concept is creative, the execution missed for me.

This book teaches kids about the value of looking at things from someone else's perspective, and uses different angles on papercut collage art to illustrate its points. The concept is nice, but the execution left a lot to be desired. The text is extremely preachy and doesn't flow well, and the rhymes are very forced. The art is interesting, but it sometimes gets a little confusing, and it can be difficult to tell what you're looking at in some of the photos because of the lack of dimension.

The concept is original and the message noteworthy. It gives food for thought to readers of all ages. Children will learn to practice shifting viewpoints. However, I wasn't convinced with the visual execution. I felt it lacked some warmth and was a bit too raw in its style.

"The Overlook Book" by Megan Fullmer Perry is a children's book about considering different viewpoints and perspectives. Beautiful artwork. The book was uplifting but a bit sentimental for my tastes.

I found it very hard to rate children's books so everything is a 5 star read for me!!
I really loved this book, the illustrations are so beautiful and captivating that I found myself smiling through every page I read.
The story itself is very beaitiful and inspiring <3

This was a wonderful visual that served as a catalyst for my 5 year old to ask lots of questions about different life situations. We even read it a second time to see what new changes we could find in each picture and related it to how we might perceive or be able to see one thing but there may be a list of issues in someone’s life that we are completely unaware of.
It prompted a nice discussion about how what we present outwardly to the world isn’t always accurate or representative of how we are feeling on the inside. And we also talked about how simple kindness and compassion goes a long way - you never know what someone is going through in their daily life and kindness is one of the ways you can always put your best foot forward.
My daughter recognized the loneliness associated with lack of support in the “initial view” perspectives but we talked about how if the characters were real they would be friends with each other, okay together, help one another.
I think this is a wonderful book to help children grow more compassionate for others.