Tinyville Town Part Two (Abrams Books)

At the end of 2016, I shared with you about a children's series that I really loved called Tinyville Town from Abrams Books. In this series, they are aiming at the very young with board books and early readers with nice hardcover books.

Time for School! is an illustrated hardcover book, measuring approximately 9.5" x 10.5". The book is written and illustrated by Brian Biggs. In this book, it is the first day of school. It shows that everyone (young and old) are doing things to get ready for school. There's the principal, teachers, a crossing guard, and even a new student. When you're young being new at a school is possibly one of the worst things in the world. However, everyone in Tinyville Town is very nice and make the new girl, Ellie Emberley, feel right at home. She makes new friends, learns from her teacher, and has fun at recess. It really is the perfect start to a school year. While, it's unrealistic to think that all schools would be like this, it is nice to imagine a place like this and also teach your children that they should be nice to new students and make friends with everyone. The story flows nicely. The art is simple and welcoming. There's even touches of humor in there, like the kid who went to school but forgot to wear shoes. I love these hardcover books and hope to see more!

Following this hardcover book, two board books were released. They are called Tinyville Town: I'm a Librarian and Tinyville Town: I'm a Police Officer. Each book is 22 pages in length (like their predecessors) and focuses on that specific profession. In the librarian book, we learn that librarians are generally asked a lot of questions throughout their day and are known for good research. It's not as informative as other books in this series, and there is a troubling illustration to me. At the beginning and end of every one of these hardcovers, we see the person rising from bed and going to sleep. You can't see the face of Kevin the librarian's partner in the bed, but it appears to be a man. Your child probably won't notice this, as I didn't on first glance, but be warned. The police office book is much better, as we see that a police officer's job is to help, protect, and serve. Kathy the police office even solves a silly case where the culprit turns out to be a monkey. What I like best about this book is that it paints cops in a positive light, something this country desperately needs to remember. Apart from the questionable partner (something that is making me struggle with keeping this book), I really like these books, because they not only teach your children what different people do, but they show that everyone has a purpose. They also give realistic career ideas, not just astronauts or professional athletes. Look for the next book in this series Tinyville Town: I'm a Mail Carrier coming out this March.

These books were provided to me for free by Abrams Books in exchange for honest reviews.