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salatanita's review
5.0
A super cute picture book about two friends, Frank and Bert, who love playing hide and seek.
If you have a 3-year-old at home, you know what it is like playing hide and seek with small kids: counting is a challenge, giggles will give them away and they are certain that if they cannot see you it's also true the other way around. It's so much fun - exactly like this book about these mates who want to win the game, but at the same time would also like to let the other one win.
Gorgeous illustrations, clean and simple pictures, and a funny, relatable story.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Nosy Crow for this Advance Review Copy.
If you have a 3-year-old at home, you know what it is like playing hide and seek with small kids: counting is a challenge, giggles will give them away and they are certain that if they cannot see you it's also true the other way around. It's so much fun - exactly like this book about these mates who want to win the game, but at the same time would also like to let the other one win.
Gorgeous illustrations, clean and simple pictures, and a funny, relatable story.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Nosy Crow for this Advance Review Copy.
bookfeast101's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
Gorgeous new addition to the picture book shelf and an instant firm favourite.
The friendship between Frank and Bert is beautiful, a story that’s both amusing and heartwarming in it’s wholesomeness. I’d honestly have these illustrations on the wall, I love the bright pink scarf and blue hat!
The friendship between Frank and Bert is beautiful, a story that’s both amusing and heartwarming in it’s wholesomeness. I’d honestly have these illustrations on the wall, I love the bright pink scarf and blue hat!
readingwithchloe's review
4.0
The story of 'Frank and Bert' is about two animal friends who love to play hide and seek, but Burt isn't so great at hiding! This is a really cute book that shows the meaning of friendship and how sometimes letting your friend win is the right thing to do.
I loved the artistry of this book and how cutely the characters where drawn. I particularly liked how detailed the characters were drawn, but also how simplistic their designs were.
As a teacher in training I appreciated the maths link as the animals counted up to 100 when hiding. I liked the word phrasing and sentence structure as it will help build pupils fluency and phonological knowledge.
Rated: 3.5 stars
Thank you to netgallery for allowing me to read such a beautifully drawn book
I loved the artistry of this book and how cutely the characters where drawn. I particularly liked how detailed the characters were drawn, but also how simplistic their designs were.
As a teacher in training I appreciated the maths link as the animals counted up to 100 when hiding. I liked the word phrasing and sentence structure as it will help build pupils fluency and phonological knowledge.
Rated: 3.5 stars
Thank you to netgallery for allowing me to read such a beautifully drawn book
adventures_in_bookstagram's review
5.0
(I received a free eARC copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, so thank you NetGalley and thank you Nosy Crow!)
'Frank and Bert' is a super cute picture book for children aged about 3-5 written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballestros. Huge kudos to him as the illustrations are delightful and the story is very sweet as Frank the Fox and Bert the Bear (love some alliteration!) learn about friendship through a truly epic game of hide-and-seek. The result is a simple, humorous story well told with a cute twist at the end.
The messages about celebrating friends and putting them above winning are lovely and important ones to send to all children, but especially to boys. It's a much more positive model of masculinity than you tend to see in mainstream media (which usually values aggression and competition in boys/men over kindness and emotional intelligence). I also love to see Bert wearing a pink scarf which Frank knits for him (Normalize boys knitting! And loving their friends! Also, colours don't have genders. Let boys/men wear pink!). Parents and teachers will also appreciate the chance to practice counting with their kids (all the way up to 100!) and the language is simple enough for a little reading practice. I'd definitely recommend it for a home, school or nursery library.
'Frank and Bert' is a super cute picture book for children aged about 3-5 written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballestros. Huge kudos to him as the illustrations are delightful and the story is very sweet as Frank the Fox and Bert the Bear (love some alliteration!) learn about friendship through a truly epic game of hide-and-seek. The result is a simple, humorous story well told with a cute twist at the end.
The messages about celebrating friends and putting them above winning are lovely and important ones to send to all children, but especially to boys. It's a much more positive model of masculinity than you tend to see in mainstream media (which usually values aggression and competition in boys/men over kindness and emotional intelligence). I also love to see Bert wearing a pink scarf which Frank knits for him (Normalize boys knitting! And loving their friends! Also, colours don't have genders. Let boys/men wear pink!). Parents and teachers will also appreciate the chance to practice counting with their kids (all the way up to 100!) and the language is simple enough for a little reading practice. I'd definitely recommend it for a home, school or nursery library.
roshreviews's review
funny
fast-paced
5.0
Remember reading a book in your childhood with a big grin on your face throughout? Ever had an experience where the grin starts off as a smile and goes on increasing in size until you are actually laughing out loud by the last page? Here’s a book that will do exactly that, and much more!
Frank and Bert are best friends and love playing hide and seek. Or maybe I should say, Bert loves to hide and Frank loves to seek. Unfortunately Bert isn’t very good at hiding and Frank inevitably finds him. When Bert finally laments about how he might have a better chance if Frank counted till a hundred instead of till ten, Frank, being a good sport, agrees. Does Bert manage to find the perfect hiding spot?
There are children’s books with morals, and there are books that are for entertainment. This book falls in both the categories. The idea of friendship vs. competitiveness is nicely brought out in the story. Frank’s counting till a hundred adds a nice mathematical advantage to the story. Frank and Bert are simply adorable characters and I would love to read more books centred on them.
The language in the story is very easy for an early reader. The style in which the story is written also makes it suitable for read-alouds as well as for joint reading and independent reading.
I liked the illustrations too. They are drawn in a sort of rough, scribbly kind of way that makes the characters more endearing. The entire book feels very cute because of this mode of sketching. I am sure the colours will pop out even more in the physical copy.
Kids are going to love this little book and I bet they will giggle with joy at the end. A wholesome and fun entertainer, this one. Heartily recommended.
5 joyous stars.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book at my request and these are my honest thoughts about it.
Frank and Bert are best friends and love playing hide and seek. Or maybe I should say, Bert loves to hide and Frank loves to seek. Unfortunately Bert isn’t very good at hiding and Frank inevitably finds him. When Bert finally laments about how he might have a better chance if Frank counted till a hundred instead of till ten, Frank, being a good sport, agrees. Does Bert manage to find the perfect hiding spot?
There are children’s books with morals, and there are books that are for entertainment. This book falls in both the categories. The idea of friendship vs. competitiveness is nicely brought out in the story. Frank’s counting till a hundred adds a nice mathematical advantage to the story. Frank and Bert are simply adorable characters and I would love to read more books centred on them.
The language in the story is very easy for an early reader. The style in which the story is written also makes it suitable for read-alouds as well as for joint reading and independent reading.
I liked the illustrations too. They are drawn in a sort of rough, scribbly kind of way that makes the characters more endearing. The entire book feels very cute because of this mode of sketching. I am sure the colours will pop out even more in the physical copy.
Kids are going to love this little book and I bet they will giggle with joy at the end. A wholesome and fun entertainer, this one. Heartily recommended.
5 joyous stars.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book at my request and these are my honest thoughts about it.
cathyp72's review
4.0
I loved this simple story of friendship. The bright illustrations perfectly capture the warm and gentle tone in a story about what is more important, winning or doing something positive for your friend. With a humorous little twist at the end that works really well, this is a good book for looking at issues around other peoples feelings and what it means to be a friend. Lovely.
My thanks to #NetGalley and Nosy Crow for the ARC in return for an honest review.
My thanks to #NetGalley and Nosy Crow for the ARC in return for an honest review.
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