A review by the_travelingbooknerd
Earth Rover by Taylor Woolley

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Fall in love with canine Rover while learning great facts about robotic rover!

Overall: 5🌟
Plot/Lesson:° 5📍
Smiles: 3 😊
Illustrations: 5 🖌️
Suggested Ages: 0 - 6 y/o

Mom's Review:
Earth Rover is a sweet, intentionally silly, yet still very educational story! I love how the author managed to roll facts about both space rovers (the robots) and want-to-be "space" Rovers (aka a canine Basset Hound) all into one cohesive story. Nearly tit-for-tat, one rover🤖 fact is shared and countered by a similar Rover🐾 fact.

The illustrations looked like they were colored pencil, or if digitally done, in the style of colored pencils and reminded me a little of classic children's hand drawn images. Rover's expressions were just the cutest! Really cute!

For your more curious kiddos, there's a little extra, denser information on the final few pages that gets a bit more technical about space travel, NASA, and rovers🤖 allowing the book to have a slightly larger age range that perhaps the "story" portion alone would normally cover.

A's Review:^
I loved this book so much! I read a book yesterday about a robot Rover on Mars so it was really fun to read about two different Rovers today! And Rover the puppy was so silly!

The facts at the end were so cool. I had Mommy read those to me so I could enjoy listening to them. And now I want to go to Florida for vacation just so I can watch a spaceship take off for outer space! I didn't know that the Moon's gravity is what helped bring the lander down!

C's Review:*
Rover's toes were so cute! He's such a big dog with little toes! And his ears looked so soft. I loved watching him pretend to explore the Moon with his owner. He looked so good in his spacesuit!

In the beginning of the book, his owner had a telescope. I want a telescope so I can look at the stars and the moon! I really like looking at the stars at night when I can see them.

Thank you to NetGalley, Taylor Wolley, and Familius Books for the chance to review this adorable book!

All opinions are our own.

° = Our Plot/Lesson rating is how well the kiddos picked up on the morals/lessons learned or well recieved the facts were.
^ = A, "Ready to Read" level 3, voracious reader
* = C, learning her letters, but memorizes stories well!