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Sydney and Taylor Take a Flying Leap

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Adored this sweet friendship tale! Just right for transitional readers. The short episodic chapters are the perfect length. The plot makes the reader want to keep going. Even though this story is pure fun, it also delivers nice messages about friendship, perseverance, and dreaming big. The text is well crafted to meet the reading level of those just graduating to chapter books. The illustrations are delightful and bring the characters and their adventures to life. They match the humor and whimsy of the text, and the full color on every page is a real treat. For the most part the design is well done with text on solid light colored parts of the fully illustrated pages (one exception - the text over leaves was hard to read). Overall this is a real winner! Always looking for just right books to hand to transitional readers! This will also make a nice read aloud for those looking for gentle stories.

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While the illustrations alone are enough to draw you in to this book, the hilarious, lovable characters make this book un-put-downable! Sydney & Taylor Take a Flying Leap is fun for the whole family but able to be enjoyed solo by young readers ready for beginning chapter books.

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The illustrations are just beautiful in this book. It was a cute story of determination and friendship. I think many new readers will enjoy this book.

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Finished reading the Mercy Watson series and looking for another neighborhood to fall in love with? Sydney and Taylor's tree is a great place to look! These two unlikely friends, a skunk and hedgehog, will delight you. Sydney is a loyal friend, and Taylor is a dreamer. In this installment, Taylor wants to fly. What do you think will help him fly? Feathers? A blanket? No, but you'll be surprised with the answer. The color illustrations are sweet. A wonderful bridge for readers moving from picture to chapter books or families sharing read aloud and moving to longer books. Recommend for all libraries who serve the under 10.

There are a few things about the layout of the book that I didn't care for, as an example, having the text over darker artwork while there was lighter space lower on the page. I also didn't care for the one page with leaves and white text as it was busy.

Review provided for ARC copy from NetGalley.

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