A very sweet and charming book which has that important message for children that books don’t have to be brand new to be enjoyed. Those books which are damaged can be repaired and equally enjoyed.

This lovely book tells the story of what happens when books are not treated well and get torn and broken. It encourages children to take more care and have more respect for books in a cute way. It is full of wonderful illustrations that compliment the story, adding more magic to the tale.

I think children will enjoy this story and be able to understand it’s message. I think after hearing it it could encourage them to try to fix/mend broken, torn pages in books and to be a bit more gentle and careful with them.

**I received an advanced copy of this ebook to read and review. Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher for allowing me this opportunity **

This is a fab humorous little story celebrating the brilliance of books and how important it is to look after them.

The narrator in the story is a book! He starts by explaining how great it is to be a book and hang out with all your reader friends. He talks about all the fantastic stories that there are that can take you on all sorts of adventures.

Unfortunately, sometimes books are not well treated and can get scribbled on, dipped in yoghurt (gasp!) or even torn. They will then need to go to 'Book Hospital!'

There are lovely vibrant illustrations throughout the story and I'm sure children will love the idea of a 'Book Hospital' I'm sure this story will help children to see the magic of reading and books and encourage them to begin their own reading adventures.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for this eARC.

High drama in the world of books as one escapes being nibbled on, stuck together with yoghurt or drawn all over – only to have the key, final page torn out. Will the good staff at the Book Hospital be able to patch in the bit that matters – the bit that revises how we should treat books nicely and not put them into danger? Humorous and warm-hearted nonsense, and obviously a volume whose intentions we concur with, this guide to the bookish life for the very young deserves to be seen by many juvenile eyes. Before they grow up to pore over "And a Book" (review:- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3961899653) this will be a perfect stopgap.

A very good idea with a solid message.

The story didn’t seem completely cohesive and didn’t grab me in a way I’d usually expect it to.

It is written really well and I loved the illustrations.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.