Ellen DeLange's When I Look Up is the perfect book to pick up and share with a child who needs a little prompting to escape a screen and build their imagination and wonder for the world we live in.

In this picture book, a young girl looks all around her and sees the wonder in her world. She uses her lively imagination to expand on what she sees; for example, after noticing a fly on the ceiling, this child wonders what it would be like to be able to walk upside down. At the end of this simple story, our narrator comments that everything that she needs to make her happy is right in front of her...and how uplifting is that.

The illustrations have bright colors and are the perfect accompaniment to the text. Young children will enjoy this story of noticing the amazing things in their daily lives.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this read in exchange for an honest review.

Full of wonder and imagination, just like most little ones! This book has adorable illustrations, and walks through all the curiosity and possibilities little minds conjure up when seeing a spectacular (or completely ordinary) sight. From clouds that look like animals, to wondering what it's like to be a giraffe, this book will spark conversations with your little ones about all sorts of things.

**Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free copy of this book to read in return for my honest review.

This was a really cute book which encouraged creativity and imagination. It talked about wondering what different things you can imagine, see and dream about. It went through the entire book discussing how you use your imagination to make the world a larger place. However, in the end, it also says that you can still be happy for everything that you have "right in front of you." This line is so true and makes one also realize that even though it is good to dream, it is also good to appreciate what you have.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This children's book had a lot of potential. I can see how it can be used in an educational setting to give examples of ambitions, goals, and creativity. I also enjoyed how it introduces the concept of being grateful for the life you have and everything that is around you.

Ultimately, this concepts in this are strong but it was way too short. I feel that kids understand enough that the book could have gone a lot deeper.

A cute little story that encourages kids to dream big. It's so important for kids to dreams about achieving something in life. Must have in your bedtime collection.

Cute read with detailed, vivid illustrations tied to each description. Loved the clouds at the end of the book that come in every imaginable shape. Wished it was a little bit longer.

When I Look Up by Ellen Delange is a charming, heart-warming book to read. It's a story that is cute and adorable and has a very clear message about appreciation. I found myself smiling throughout my entire read of the book. I also really do appreciate the artwork in the book as well. It definitely felt like it was a child that had drawn this book and if I were a parent, I would add this book to my list of things to read to my child. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be adding this author to my must-watch list cause it had been so long that I have read a children's story that put a smile on my face.

"From the author and illustrator of I WILL ALWAYS BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU comes a book about imagination, dreaming and acceptance.
What do you see when you look up?
Where does your imagination take you?
What do you wish for?
A story about dreaming of beautiful things,
and about being happy with what you’ve got.
For sky gazers ages 5 years and up."

This was a really cute read!!!
The illustratings by Jenny Melihoue was lovely! This books teaches the readers to be greatful for the little things!
5 Star read!!!

This is a cute short story about a girl looking up and admiring beautiful things (like clouds, and rainbows, and planes). It’s a simple book with colorful images and a nice message that I believe children about 5 years old would enjoy.

Very cute book. My six year old
Daughter really enjoyed it and could read it to her little sister. The illustration was beautiful as well.

A note to the publishers – please remove the last couple of pages, and last few words of the back cover blurb. This books works superbly as an invitation to look up, to see clouds parading across the skies, to see butterflies, and dandelion clocks on the wind, and kites and balloons and so much more. But then we get dumped on us the reality of our horizontal world, and even if it is the world's most loveable dog sproinging into our laps, I think that's counter to all that's gone before. This book should have been about the looking up, the wonderment and imagination that a 3D existence gives us, and not the everyday, earthbound routine.

It IS called "When I Look Up", after all – not "I Look Up a Lot, But Will Settle For the Mundane."

Grrr.

I like the curiosity and imagination the little girl has. There is no plot and it was very odd to see giraffes in the city- it came out of nowhere. The little girl imagines all these things when she looks up, but then the last page jumps to a pet that matters the most because it makes her happy. I would have liked more of a plot and perhaps recognizing the pet from the beginning so that the end doesn't seem random.

Because there are giraffes wandering around in a city, I was a little taken aback at this book. It was a little odd too, that a book that was originally written in Dutch, talks about a rabbit in the moon, since that is a Japanese thing. But the oddest thing about this whole book, is that there is no plot, no story. I tis just a series of things that if you look up you might see.

The pictures are pretty, so it has that going for it. However, without a point or a direction, I don't find this very engaging.

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

This book follows a little girl and what she sees in the sky and her surroundings when she looks up. It was very cute and the illustrations are very colorful and pretty. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC.

A very cute and memorable little book about the power of gratitude and taking the opportunity to stop and observe the world around you.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. It has a lovely sentiment, dreaming, imagination. I found it to be quite cute. I think small children would enjoy. 4 stars

Cute little book about all the things you can see when you look up at the world around you, rather simple but pictures are good

A sweet and dreamy book about a little girl who is looking up into the sky and thinks about all the beautiful things she can see and where her imagination can take her. Then, she realizes that all that makes her happy is right in front of her. A beautifully-illustrated book with a wonderful text and a great message of using your imagination powers to wonder about the world around you, but also loving what you have.
Thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

When I Look Up follows a little girl who has her gaze turned upward. We see what she sees, from shooting stars to kites stuck in trees, and listen to her wishes as she wonders what it would be like to be up in the sky.

I'm not really a fan of the way this one is written. While the premise is okay, the almost free-verse style just seems like regular sentences where someone forgot the punctuation... which I don't really like seeing in children's books. I also don't understand the page about the rabbit sitting on the moon and the girl's wish to feed it carrots. Everything else in the book (from giraffes to balloons to dandelion fluff) is at least plausible. What's up with the rabbit?!

The illustrations are colourful and interesting, but they're of a style that almost looks like a child drew them. That can work in some instances, and I suppose it works here... but I'm not a huge fan of the pictures.

So When I Look Up was just okay for me. I might've liked it better without that weird spread with the astronaut rabbit. I'm still trying to figure that part out...