Bo the Brave

Bo's brothers go out monster hunting, and won't let her come along. She decides to do some monster hunting by herself, and ends up befriending some creatures along the way.

This book is so cute! Bo is truly fearless and kind and smart, and I loved her sweet character. The story is interesting and funny, with a repetitive plot that is perfect for little readers. Children love repetition and this book has just the right balance in the writing.

The illustrations are captivating! The contrasting colors really focus the attention on key characters and items in the artwork, and the rest of the background is in black and white. It's beautifully done, and I love the art style.

The messages of kindness and self-reliance are wonderful, and teach children a little lesson in a fun way. The whole book is perfection, and I enjoyed it so much!

Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.

Sweet and colorful picture book about a little girl who strikes out on her own to fight monsters when her big brothers refuse to take her with them on their hunt and discovers through her adventures that is human hunters who are the monsters, rather than beasts like griffins, kraken, and dragons.

Bo the Brave is another fantastic picture book by Bethan Woollvin. The story is an adventure about growing up with siblings, bravery, and kindness. The fun illustrations have tiny details with cheerful color combinations. Looking for monsters, Bo finds a Griffin, a Kracken, and a Dragon. What will Bo do? And who are the real monsters? "Get ready to be got" by this very special book!

I'm mostly familiar with Woollvin's fairy tale retellings, so this was entirely new to me!  With fun, bright colors, and her usual incredible art style, we're introduced to Bo, who wants nothing more than to fight monsters on her own.  The problem?  She's too small!  But no worries, she can easily find some monsters to pummel...until she realizes that they're actually pretty nice!  I'm not entirely convinced that this is as strong as her other work, but it's so fresh to me and adorable that I really can't complain!  Great for grades PreK-2.

I enjoyed this story of Bo, a little girl who wanted to be treated the way she saw herself - as strong, brave, and capable - not the way her big brother saw her, as just a little girl who shouldn't take on dangerous or frightening tasks. Bo fearlessly goes after exactly what she wants - hunting for monsters - and finds, instead, a whole different world from the one her brother told her to fear. What she finds turn out to be blessings in disguise, rather than adversaries. The book teaches the reader, without being preachy, about fearlessness and about how a different perspective can bring about entirely different results. Great picture book