Loved this adorable story! I love the historically similar character teaching the never give up lesson.

Chilly da Vinci is not your normal everyday penguin. He is an inventor. The only problem is, like most inventors, not all his inventions work the way he hopes. When one of them sends him and his friends floating on a large chunk of ice in the sea with a hungry orca nearby, he frantically tries to find a way to get them safely home. Throughout the book there are sketches of his inventions done on the yellow paper with faded lead similar to what you find in books about Leonardo da Vinci. The book shows those young inventors out there that it is okay to have an unsuccessful invention, but it does not mean that you should give up trying. A cute little book. The penguins however, don't look a lot like any penguin I have seen.

This was a fun story about young penguin Chilly da Vinci who loves inventing machines. The only problem is... most don't work. When one of his inventions separates Chilly and his friends from their home, he must use quick thinking to get them safely off the drifting iceberg being gobbled up by an orca.
Humor and vivid illustrations (including some in the style of Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci's inventions) will capture the attention of young readers and the important message of problem solving, persistence, and imagination make this an enjoyable read for adults as well.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for offering an ARC to review.

This is a tough one. I absolutely love the concept. I love the artwork, but the storyline felt lacking to me. It seems kind of caught in between age levels. It's too sophisticated to be a simple picture book, but it's not quite up to the point of being a chapter book. I almost think it would have been better as a chapter book with more dialogue or something. it was just missing something for me. The constant prattling of the narration didn't quite cut it. It kind of reminded me of the old board book (which I love) "I Stink!" It had that same kind of explanation of everything narration, but it absolutely worked for that book -- not this one. Maybe some further editing would have been good.

While the art style was incredible, the story was lacking. I didn’t like that the story was written in a “constant stream-of-thought” sort of way. It made for a difficult read, especially with the random words and sentences strung along written in lighter brown.

I don’t know what the target age group here is. It doesn’t fit in with the chapter book genre, nor the picture book genre. Yes, it is a book with illustrations, but the writing caters to more of a 2nd or 3rd grade level maybe?

I like the premise of it, it’s a delightfully pretty book! Just the content itself was not for me

Review: CHILLY DA VINCI by Jarrett Rutland

I love to find children's books that not only provide a neat story, but also offers more: inspiration, encouragement, a moral lesson. CHILLY DA VINCI is a delightful tale of an inventor penguin. Chilly is creative and "thinks outside the box." Like Thomas Edison, his inventions aren't always perfect on the first attempt, but that never fazes him. He just keeps on.

Inspiring, encouraging, and delightful, CHILLY DA VINCI is a good read, both for reading children and reading to younger kids.

I think this would be great to introduce young children Leonardo da Vinci with Chilly the penguin following in his footsteps.

Poor Chilly isn’t like other penguins and would prefer to be inventing and eating kelp while others are eating fish and doing ‘penguin things’. Chilly isn’t the most skilled inventor and has a number of mishaps as he tries to save the penguins from being caught by Mr Plumpy Fin, a whale. The question is will he be able to succeed with an invention before any of his friends get eaten?

I think this book would be great to teach children about Leonardo Da Vinci and give some great ideas for making models with moving parts in DT. I would also consider using it for PSCHE lessons to teach children that making mistakes can help them with later successes and that it is OK to make mistakes.

I am always on the lookout for books on inventions, engineering or problem solving for my children or for the library. I love this book!

I think this book will be very successful due to the topic being STEM related and by using penguins to tell the story. Children love penguins and the illustrations are gorgeous. I love that even though Chilly fails he doesn't give up, this is something that children need to learn.

This is a silly book about a penguin that invents things, like Leonardo De Vinci. In fact, his inventions all appear on the yellowing typ eof paper that we always see De Vinci's drawings.

His inventions don't work, however, and one separates he and his friends, from the mainland, as well as from family. He must invent something to get them home, before they are all eaten by an orca.

Told with light humor, and more and more complicated inventions.

Cute sort of story about never giving up, and trying to come up with solutions.

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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

A very imaginative book! A cute story about a genius penguin that causes havoc with his inventions.

This is a cute book! It is a great way to introduce Leonard da Vinci to children. It would also be great for a penguin storytime. The illustrations are done very well and add so much to the story. Children will definitely enjoy reading about Chilly and seeing his inventions.

Chilly Da Vinci is a cute little penguin who never gives up and had to ignore his friend’s jeers about his inventions. One of his inventions separates Chilly and a few others from their home iceberg so it’s up to Chilly’s ingenuity to get them back home. Plumpy Fin the Orca is meanwhile chomping in their ever decreasing iceberg...
Lovely illustrations and message in this book. Many of the illustrations are made to be weathered like daVinci’s drawings and journals.

This book doesn’t work in ebook form. It was hard to follow the story. But it seemed like it is probably a cute book.

After reading this with my young daughter I would recommend this to all enquiring mind who enjoy a little humour. This book appeals to the child as well as the parent with its delightful illustrations and homage to da Vinci's notebook a real one to explore.