"Magpoo the Magpie" is a children's book about a singing magpie. The illustrations are beautiful and enjoyable, but the story itself lacks a clear plot.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to Netgalley and Atmosphere Press for letting us read and enjoy this one.

We grabbed this book because the name Magpoo is funny and we couldn’t resist. This was a fun read about just not caring what others think of you and just doing what you want and what you like. The pictures were great and detailed and realistic. I liked the Australian accent so when I read it I made sure to do that for my daughter haha.

Magpoo the Magpie is about a rambunctious Australian magpie with a loud voice, penchant for getting his name wrong, and other magpie hijinks. The other magpies in the flock are constantly at Magpoo for being too loud, but does Magpoo care? No, he does not.

This is a cute book, told in rhyme, and focuses on Magpoo's individuality and the way he stands out from the crowd. The illustrations on each page are simple but effective, showing the happy-go-lucky attitude of the titular maggie.

As a parent, I'm conscious of the fact that children with ADHD often receive significantly more negative messages than their neurotypical peers - this book highlights some of those negative messages and encourages those kids to keep on being themselves despite the external pressure to fit in.

I did find the verses slightly clunky in part, with no real consistency or pattern in stanza length which did interrupt my flow of reading.

~This is a Netgalley book. All opinions are my own~

This book was about a magpie named Magpoo but that’s literally it. There wasn’t really a story. I was hoping perhaps there was a moral at play at least, but every page just talked about him singing over and over again. I don’t think this would be entertaining to anyone. The illustrations were pretty though.

This was a cute book, if a bit odd. And I really found it funny and fitting because my brother lives in Colorado and has a Magpie that visits his yard often and it is always singing. He is always telling it to be quiet and of course, visiting Colorado recently made this book relevant.

The rhymes were cute. It really did show the magpies personality. The pictures were fairly basic and repetitive so they weren’t really engaging.

Thanks Atmosphere Press, Soni Laugeson and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.