Books For Benjamin

Books for Benjamin by R.G.de Rougen 5/5

Benjamin, a worm, would rather read stories than enjoy rotting produce like his family. With the need to read Benjamin sets off on an adventure to find real books instead of food covered clippings from the trash.

This is such a fun read with a clever way that introduces kids to the thrill and excitement that comes with finding a library and books you love to read. I started reading to my children early on because I knew I wanted to share the love of reading to those I loved. The writing style is fun and charming, and the illustrations are adorable.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to read this book now!

I adore books about falling in love with reading and this is no exception. Following along in Benjamin’s adventure was fun. He rose and rose and rose following his passion and love of reading. I love that the copyright symbol was his stamp pf approval in all books. Such a great touch!

Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy!

This book is the story of Benjamin, a worm. Benjamin is unlike his family because he prefers reading books over eating rotten food behind the grocery store. Benjamin goes on an adventure to find more books and finally ends up at the Library of Congress, thanks to a wonderful librarian.

This book and the illustrations has my kids laughing out loud. What a beautiful book introducing kids to the beauty of libraries, including the library or Congress. The copyright ©️ mark was particularly cute. My 7 year old went searching for it in his books afterwards.

What a cute way to talk to kids about reading and libraries! Benjamin is a worm who has no interest in eating grocery scraps; he just wants to look at the newspapers and magazines that make it into the trash. One night Benjamin comes up with a plan to find more books to read, and his plot leads him all the way to the Library of Congress.

The pictures are cute, the premise is charming, and my 5 year old enjoyed the story! I also liked the information about libraries and reading at the end of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this adorable ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

What a cute book!!! A worm who wants to read, a bookworm!!! I loved this book from the illustrations to the story. Little worm wants to read books and won’t let anything stand in his way. Children will love this book!

Books For Benjamin
by R.G.de Rouen is a relatable story of every bookworms. It's also cute because the main character is a worm... bookworm... right?

Great story of being different and doing what you love, and the friends you make along the way. Really great opportunity to learn about reading and about copyrights. Beautiful illustrations!

Can we just take a minute to appreciate how cute Benjamin is? Reminds me of Ferdinand the Bull and showing it’s ok to be different. Also, love the ending. This would be one I would add to our collection!

Thank you Netgalley for letting me review this story. My opinions aawre entirely my own.

This is a sweet book about a little book worm, whose love of reading takes him on exciting adventures. A good book that will make me smile whenever I see the copyright symbol.

I think kids will enjoy this book very much

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for accepting my request to read and review Books For Benjamin.

Author: R.G.de Rouen
Published: 11/01/22
Genre: Children's Fiction

Illustrations are spot-on beautiful. The colors are vibrant and eye-catching. The cover filled my heart.

The story is creepy fun. In the beginning I was stymied, and at one point thought are you kidding me. Then it happened, I laughed out loud. Factoring in hindsight, I fell in love. The story is funny and nonsensical until it's not. Towards the end, I chuckled and thought of myself. The copyright mark was a genius part of the story.

I absolutely would gift this to anyone who collects books. These people move their shelves around and have trinkets, they ooze sugar over a beautiful cover. This would be a nice, I do listen and know you love books gift.

For kids, certainly. This does require parental guidance explaining fact from fiction. (Everyone needs to be taught do not write in a library book.)

This was such an adorable little story! A little worm called Benjamin is desperate for more reading material than the newspapers in the trash, what then follows is an adventure of epic proportions for such a little worm, all the way to congress! The illustrations were so sweet, the story themes were darling, & it was the perfect length for a bedtime story. I'll definitely be adding a physical copy to our home library when it comes out.

This sweet story tells about Benjamin, a worm, who is not like the others. What he really loves is books! He reads his way through many books, but craves more. He eventually ends up at the Library of Congress where he learns that the collection is ever growing. This book mixes fantasy and fact and is perfect for growing book lovers. The illustrations are magical.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. This was a fun read! I like that Benjamin, the worm, wants to read and learn new things. He goes after his dream even though his family doesn’t believe a worm should want to read and learn new things. He sets off on a crazy adventure and finds friends along the way. I like how he sticks with it even when it gets hard. He gets to goto the biggest library in the world and read to his heart’s content.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for letting me read this. Sweet illustartions and sweet story about a literal bookworm, perfect gift for the little book lovers and great for library collections. A very cute introduction to libraries and reading in general.

Books For Benjamin by R.G.deRouen is one of the cutest children’s books I have ever read. I cannot wait to someday show the book to my 30 month old granddaughter. She absolutely loves 📚 books.

Books For Benjamin reminds me of the Disney movie Ratatouille in that it's a character who deviates from the norm and is ridiculed for it until he comes to learn that it's okay to be different. It was lovely to see a book about a cute little character who is so impassioned to read. I am all for instilling a love and appreciation of reading and books as soon as possible in children and this story does that. The inclusion of the copyright symbol as Benjamin's signature is probably the most adorable thing I've ever seen in the child's book and did make me grin from ear to ear.

Benjamin is different than the rest of his family. He wants to read books and learn, not eat garbage. Through a series of adventures, Benjamin seeks to get away from his family so he can read more. He becomes a household name. The illustrations were great. I haven't read children's fiction much this year, but this was super fun. It is meant for kids around 2-8 years old. I really appreciated how it took a forgotten or even disliked creature like a worm and made it the hero of the book. I would recommend it to children and their families. Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this silly and educational read!

Thank you so much Netgalley,the author and the publisher for the ARC!

Books for Benjamin caught me off-guard. It was so much better than how I thought it would be and trust me, every single person who will read it, love it. Rouen did a brilliant job. The premise was adorable and he executed it perfectly. Just a thought - maybe it would have better if the cover were colourful? Young kids often choose books based on the covers, and how colourful they are. It's still attractive the way it is.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Books for Benjamin is a super Cute picture book for children about a worm called Benjamin who lives with his family in the bins outside Mr Greens grocers. His family survive eating the rotting fruits and vegetables dumped into the buns each day. But Benjamin is more interested in reading books and is a real book worm (sorry couldn't resist lol). One night Benjamin sneaks inside and crawls between the pages of a newspaper hoping he gets taken home to somebodies house with lots of books. Benjamin gets a real scare when he's almost squashed and then eaten but soon makes some new friends who help him to achieve his dreams. This is so cute and Benjamin is the cutest worm ever. I also loved that the book mentions the Library of Congress and what it is and what's kept there. A super Cute book for all little bookworms.

I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

This was a really cute picture book, all about being different and following your passions! It gives a little bit of Ratatouille vibes, with Benjamin's journey to find the life he wants. Wish maybe we got more build-up with Benjamin's friendship with Miss Nicholas, considering that he IS a worm and the other woman reacted negatively to it!

The illustrations are also really pretty!

Thanks NetGalley for the preview!

I loved this little story! Cute book about following your dreams and having a love of reading. This was a fun story and had very cute illustrations. I’ll be buying this one!

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review.

This is a cute little book about an aspiring literal book worm. Benjamin just wants to spend all his time reading, and like I can totes relate to that. He manages to make his way to a library where he marks every book that he reads. When the librarian catches him, instead of being angry with him, she's impressed and books a trip to take him to the Library of Congress, where he continues to read and mark books.

The illustrations were adorable and colorful and the mark that Benjamin was leaving in all of the books he read made me laugh. While I wouldn't want to read this book to kids ALL the time, I wouldn't mind a few rereads. Overall I give it 4.2 out of 5 stars.

This was such a cute fun read. I really enjoyed it, and so didn’t my kids. They keep asking me to re-read it to them.

What a lovely book for children to encourage reading!
Loved the illustrations and loved Benjamin!
Reading this was so much fun.

I loved this super cute and quick read about Benjamin who loves to read you could call him a bookworm. The pictures were great and was a great way to introduce children to the library system.