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alexctelander's review
4.0
The cute little giant panda Chu jumped on the scene in Chu’s Day to the delight of parents and children alike in a fun board book as a circus suffered the deleterious effects of Chu’s sneezing. Now the duo – Gaiman and Rex – are back with the followup, Chu’s Day at the Beach, this time in full picture book format. Now, some parents might be thinking their kids won’t enjoy it as much since it’s not a board book, but when they see the finished product they will realize their kids are going to love this sequel just as much as its predecessor.
As the title says, Chu joins his parents in a trip to the beach. As Chu is enjoying his ice-cream, he takes off his sunglasses and looks up at the sun, making his nose twitch, and then lets out a big squeeze that causes an even bigger problem than blowing away the circus and this time it will take some other characters to help him put everything back together again.
The beauty of the picture book is in the larger artwork from Adam Rex which is vibrant and colorful and simply fascinating to study with the vast menagerie hanging out at the beach in their strange and entertaining anthropomorphic ways. The story’s fun; the artwork is astonishing; all around a great book.
Originally written on January 30, 2015 ©Alex C. Telander.
For more reviews, check out the BookBanter site.
As the title says, Chu joins his parents in a trip to the beach. As Chu is enjoying his ice-cream, he takes off his sunglasses and looks up at the sun, making his nose twitch, and then lets out a big squeeze that causes an even bigger problem than blowing away the circus and this time it will take some other characters to help him put everything back together again.
The beauty of the picture book is in the larger artwork from Adam Rex which is vibrant and colorful and simply fascinating to study with the vast menagerie hanging out at the beach in their strange and entertaining anthropomorphic ways. The story’s fun; the artwork is astonishing; all around a great book.
Originally written on January 30, 2015 ©Alex C. Telander.
For more reviews, check out the BookBanter site.
charlottejones952's review
2.0
I don't have much to say about this as it is the third in the series and I've already reviewed the first two but I have to say that this one wasn't as impressive as others. I think it was because the authors introduced slightly fantasy elements to the story and I think that more could have been done with the setting. I still enjoy these books and think that I will be buying the board books for my son one day but this one wasn't as good as the first two.
kta's review
3.0
The illustrations were excellent, we loved looking at all the different animals on each page. The story was cute
jmshirtz's review
5.0
It is impossible not to giggle while reading the Chu books; even his name is funny! And there are merpandas. Enough said.
linyarai's review
4.0
I enjoy Neil Gaiman, and this would be a cute and funny addition to anyone's collection.