I didn't know what to expect when I got this book. But we have lovely memories with Kites in our family. My 8yr old girl liked it. What I take from this book is a lovely talk with my children about hard work and saving money to be able to get what they want, not need. They need to enjoy what they have.

Nowadays children think they deserve everything and that is not right, thankfully is something that we talk about a lot in our house, books like this may help you talk about it with your children, but most of all I recommend you to take them to see real-world problem issues. This is my honest review for #BenjiAndTheGiantKite #NetGalley

"Let's go fly a kite! An inspiring read-aloud picture book about ambition, perseverance, and kite-flying from bestselling author Alan C. Fox. For aspiring aviators ages 4 and up. In a small shop, Benji sees a beautiful kite. It’s huge and it’s bright orange. But the kite is also very expensive. Benji takes on all kind of jobs to earn the money to buy it . . . Then finally, the day comes he can fly the kite!"

A vibrant and fun children's book filled to the brim with gorgeous artwork! Little Benji wants nothing other than to fly the giant orange expensive kite at his favorite store. But because he's been known to wreck his kites, his mother will not buy it for him. But Benji wants it like he's never wanted another kite, so he does odd jobs and saves up money and finally the day comes when he gets to fly it!

A lovely story about working for what you want, and taking care of your things. A lovely story to read in classrooms, or at bedtime.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I truly appreciate it!

Benji works hard to get a kite that he liked from the store. The ending is a little let down. Artwork is good.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.

Benji and the Giant Kite by Alan C. Fox is an adorable children's book about a boy who adores kites.

He is even willing to feed flowers just so he can buy a perfect orange kite as all his other ones are destroyed.

I loved the messages this book sends. First of all to work for something that we want since things are not free. Second thing I liked was how Benji shared his kite with his little brother and his father.

I must say that illustrations are fabulous. However the thing that puzzled me was why he let the kite he coveted so much and worked really hard for go.

It really surprised me and my children were wondering the same thing. Apart from the unexpected ending I immensely enjoyed it.

I liked the writing of this book and the way it sounds when read aloud. I also liked the theme of working to earn what one wants. Benji is a sweet, simple character. I did think the end was a little sad.

I love that the book included that Benji had to earn the kite by doing chores. Benji wanted an big orange kite he saw at the toy store. Mom gets it for him but puts it in the closet until he earned it. Finally the big day comes and he flies the kite on a windy day. I like it has a moral in it and the story flowed just right for children. It is a good bedtime story for the younger children and good for beginning readers. The illustrations are very well done and very vivid especially the orange kite. It also gives good detail on the lost art of kite flying.
I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I love the concept of this story. Kids do not fly kits anymore, but that is what Benji loves to do. He loses quite a few of his kites to the waves of the sea when they fall from the sky. There is this amazing big orange kite that Benji really wants but he will have to save his money and help work in the garden before it can be his. If it was not for the last two pages this would have been a 5 star read. Instead, it promotes being careless with your belongings, littering, and disregard for our oceans.

This is an excellent book that teaches kids to work hard for the things they want. Benji loves to fly kites. The author describes his experience with losing a new kite when it gets stuck in a tree. Benji earns his Giant Kite and finally gets to fly it at the beach. The illustrations are perfect. They are so gorgeous and realistic. I would happily read this story over and over to my kids because I love the illustrations so much!

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from Clavis for my unbiased opinion of the book. I loved the story of Benji and the Giant Kite! The kite was more meaningful to him since he had to work for it instead of whining and throwing a fit like most kids these days and the parents falling for it. I enjoyed all the things he had to do to fund the kite purchase. Once he was able to enjoy it, he realized it needed to be free to be enjoyed by another little kid like him!

Benji loves the sky no matter what, but his favorite is kite sky. As expected, he loves kites as well, not only spending his entire allowance on them but even doing a type of layaway with his mom, weeding the garden.
There’s a line that says the kite floated into the air like a dandelion seed, which is as beautiful as any imagery you’re likely to find in a children’s book. Even better, though kids won’t know the reference: “he was the kite whisperer.”
He makes an interesting choice at the end, one which will have kids asking why and parents stumped for how to explain it.
There are times when I say that a children’s book uses words that are too big for kids, but this is definitely a case where I can easily picture parents reading this aloud while holding it up for the pictures, rather than a kid reading it by themselves.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

Benji is a cute boy who loves to fly kites. Unfortunately, his kites always crash, break or get caught in something. When he spies a wonderful kite at the store, he wants it badly. His mom negotiates some jobs for him to do in order to earn money. I like the lesson here, and hope that it teaches responsibility. When you put effort into getting something, it means more to you. Well, this is where I get confused. He finally earns enough and purchased the kite. Benji, his brother and father spend the day at the beach flying the kite and enjoying themselves. Then at the end, Benji lets the kite go and it flies away. Not sure about the ending here. My grandson enjoyed the story, but kept asking me why he let the kite go. I love the illustrations, they are colourful, detailed and hold the interest of children. The publisher, Clavis Publishing, provided me a copy of this book to read. The opinions stated here are my own.

I appreciate what the author was trying to do in writing this book but the style of writing kept changing and I felt it was quite anti climatic too. Nice story but would not read it again.

Benji and the Giant Kite is a fun little story by Alan C. Fox and illustrated by Eefje Kuijl. Benji seems to have varied interests, now turning his mind towards kites. Eveyrthing he does he does in a big determined way. This is the same way that he approaches kite flying.

The text is easy reader stage with cute illustrations that are expressive without being excessive. After I had read Benji experience with kite flying with my granddaughter. We both wondered what the big idea was in this story. We never could decide, but discussed pursuing your dreams, letting go among a few others. Perhaps it is just to entertain. So a fun read especially if you like kites.

Benji and the Giant Kite starts off as a really great book. Benji, you see, loves kites. He loves watching kites in the sky, he loves flying kites, he just thinks kites are the best thing ever. Benji spends all of his allowance buying kites, but each kite meets an unfortunate end. Some crash into the ocean, some crash into trees, poor Benji just has some bad luck with his kites.

So one day, Benji's at the toy store with his mom and he spots a fantastic giant orange kite that he just *must* have. His mom reminds him that he's already spent his allowance, so he can't afford the kite. Benji, like all entrepreneurial kids, negotiates some garden-weeding in exchange for the kite.

So far, so good! After Benji finishes weeding, his mom gives him the kite. This is a great lesson! Things aren't free. You need to work for things you want. Special things might take more effort to attain. There's lots of great messaging here. Now that Benji has his dream kite, he heads to the beach with his dad and his little brother to fly that sucker.

Another great lesson happens, this time about sharing, as Benji shares the joy of flying the kite by giving his brother and father a turn. Everyone has a blast with the kite. And then it's the end of the day and Benji decides to let the kite go fly off into the sunset.

Wait, what? What kind of lesson is that? I mean it's littering for one and it's wasteful for another. I don't know many kids who would toil in the garden to finally get a kite that doesn't crash instantly only to give it up at the end of the day. I could have gotten behind this if Benji had decided to give the kite to some other kid on the beach to spread the joy even more. But this ending completely spoils the book for me.

This would have been a solid 4-star book for me, but that ending knocks off some points. 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 for this sweet book with a silly ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for providing me with a DRC of this book.

Benji and the Giant Kite is an odd book. The message is a good one, where Benji spent his allowance and in order to get the kite that he wants, he has to work for it and earn his allowance to pay for it. However, at the end of the book, Benji just lets the kite go. It's an odd decision, and I can see little kids asking why he did that.

The message is admirable, but the ending is just a little off, and I don't think it would resonate well with kids. If I had to choose an age range, I'd recommend this for ages 2-5, but be prepared for questions.

Benji and the Giant Kite was a decent read, but I disliked the ending. I'm sure it was supposed to be sweet and meaningful, but I thought it was wasteful and hazardous to the environment.

I did like that his mom offered to buy a kite for him when he'd already spent his allowance. She'd agreed after he offered to work in the garden (pulling weeds) until he'd done enough to pay her back for the kite. It was also nice that he shared his new prize with his littler brother and father, but then... ugh. I wish the story had ended two pages sooner.

*Will post my review on Amazon when it's published.

It seems Benji is obsessed with kites of all shapes and sizes.

"Benji loved purple skies, sunset skies, cloudy skies, blue skies, and kite skies.

Especially kite skies. "

He eagerly saves his allowance each week to purchase kites and twine at the local toy store in his town. Unfortunately each of those kites meet some dreadful fate forcing Benji to go back again and again for another one. Oh my!

One day while visiting the store with his mom he spots a HUGE orange, diamond-shaped kite and he knows he must have it. Mom reminds him that he has already spent his allowance and the kite is expensive so out-of-the question to buy. Determined to have it Benji volunteers to weed the garden to pay for the kite. Mom thinks that's a good idea and agrees to his offer. She buys the kite and tucks it away in the closet until Benji can gather enough "sweat equity" to pay off his debt.

After two weeks of garden-tending Benji gets his beloved kite and off he goes to the beach to fly it high into the sky.

It's refreshing (and important) to send a message to our kids that perseverance and hard work pays off. Mom is so right to teach Benji a valuable life lesson about working hard to achieve a goal and the joyous feeling that is brings once that goal is reached.

The illustrations are beautifully executed and power the simple text in the storyline. The surprise ending will generate some wonderful conversations about why Benji did what he did with his beloved kite. I like the book a lot and recommend it.

Follows Benji and the giant kite. He wants it and so his mother buys it. But he cannot interact with it until he completes weeding the garden. This book would be a good way of showing emotion -- he cries at the start of the story about something and delay gratification -- he has to weed the garden before he can get the big prize (the kite).

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I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book. The illustrations were colorful and beautiful. I loved all the pictures of kites. It sent a good message about working for things that we want and also learning to deal with it when we lose something. I highly recommend this book.

BENJI AND THE GIANT KITE is a colorful read-aloud picture book for young readers, 4 and up, who’d love to fly. A sweet story about Benji’s love for a costly orange kite and how hard he’s willing to work to get it. From bestselling author Alan C. Fox, with gorgeous illustrations by Eefje Kuijl.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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