What a sweet story about appreciating that which makes each person unique and special. I, myself, can relate to Grace in that I remember wearing my skates in the house too - I believe I was pretending to be ice skating as I watched the winter Olympics. The pictures in the book are charming. The only part I slightly had trouble reading or viewing was when there was white text against the green grass. I think the swirls in the grass helped make it a bit more of a challenge to see, but every page has different text and background colors, so this issue didn't last long at all. Great book and great message.

Livi &Grace was a cute rhyming book about two very different sisters. They enjoyed each other’s company and embraced their differences. It was what made them special and unique.

This was a good story to help young children understand that being different is okay and everyone is special in their own way. I think young children with enjoy the rhyming format along with the beautiful illustrations that projected the differences in a very colorful way-attracting the attention of young readers.
Highly Recommended!

Cheerful, colorful, engaging picture book about two sisters with different interests and personalities. Positive message about being true to yourself and told in a rhyme.

I received an electronic ARC from Greenleaf Book Group through NetGalley.
Livi and Grace are sisters. They love each other deeply and celebrate now different they are. Lynch shares what each sister likes and weaves their styles together as they interact.
The message of being unique and true to yourself comes through clearly for young readers.
Brightly colored illustrations offer further examples of how the sisters are unique.

This rhyming picture book is a love letter to the differences in two sisters, Livi and Grace. Full of bright, cheerful, and detailed illustrations, it is a good lap-sit book for families to read together. However, it is devoid of a storyline plot, so could be difficult to incorporate in storytimes, and might not keep the interest of beginning, independent readers. Overall, a happy, wholesome, worthwhile children's book.

Livi & Grace might be shared anywhere that kids get together. It is not just a book for sisters.
The illustrations are colorful, creative and altogether lovely!

Livi & Grace........ What an adorable book with a beautiful message. I loved the vibrant use of color for the illustrations.

This story is a celebration of individuality and all of the attributes that make us different.

Thanks NetGalley & Greenleaf Book Group for the ARC.

This is a short book that is in verse. The story is about sisters Grace and Livi who are different from, but value, one another. It provides a gentle reminder that being siblings does not mean that you are, or should be, the same. It is a sweet early reader.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this e book galley. All opinions are my own.

One note: The illustrations, other than the cover, did not come through on my galley. I imagine that they are comical and lively based on the cover picture.

This book is simple and the colors are good and vibrant. I like that my four year old daughter enjoyed the colorful pictures. As for the story, it was simple and well delivered. The lesson was clear and easy to understand.

I loved this children's book. It's very cute and a great way to introduce the concept of individualism and acceptance to children.

Grace murmurs, "Stars are beautiful, like tiny flicks of flame." Livi answers, "There are billions, and no two are just the same."

My sister and I are very different and as such I loved the message of this book. Those differences should be celebrated and applauded with no value attached.

While a wonderful message for children, it's a great reminder for adults as well!

Thanks to Jennifer Lynch, Greenleaf Book Group and NetGalley for giving me this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I think this book would be a nice gift for sisters. I have twin nieces who look and act nothing alike, and they get the sort of surprised questions that Livi and Grace get in this book. The illustrations are delightful. However, I don't believe this book would appeal to many of the classrooms I read to, as there isn't a story arc of any kind. I was waiting for something to happen--an event that would showcase their differences and show why they matter. It felt more like a long poem (with areas of rhyme that felt forced), than a picture book that would appeal to young readers. That being said, I can see sisters enjoying the book together.

Livi & Grace has a good message, be yourself, but is delivered in such a way that it really only appeals to a select group. For a book about embracing what makes each of us different, there is little diversity in the book. I am not referring to just the characters' skin color and ability. If you believe the illustrations, all girls are princesses (even "sporty" girls) and all boys play baseball. Really? Beginning with the idea that sisters are supposed to be exactly the same, this book really left me wondering when I returned to the 1950s.

Unfortunately, this book just left me feeling angry about the way the kids are portrayed more than anything else.

Thank you NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group for the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy, but this is just one I cannot recommend at all.

Although I did not grow up with a sister, the idea that people believe that sisters are supposed to be the same did not register with me. At first I thought that the author was referring to the girls having different hair and eye colors, which I could understand because some people have this notion that siblings MUST look alike; however, the author was referring to characteristics as well.

I did like how distinctly different both girls were in both appearance and characteristics, and the overall message of accepting people for who they are, being yourself, and that there is nothing wrong with being unique. The message is phenomenal!

In regard to the illustrations: I was looking for more diversity in the kids. When the girls are in the park there is little diversity with the kids and adults, although you see more diverse kids towards the end. Even at the end, though, I was little disappointed that there weren't any Black, Chinese , Middle Eastern, or East Asian kids.

This is a truly beautiful book which will be enjoyed by adults and children alike. The book celebrates difference and individuality in a unique, beautiful and inspiring way. The illustrations are bright and engaging. The words are rhythmic and fluid. A really fabulous book.

My girl doesn´t have a sister, sadly...neither do I. Yes, very, very sad, I know... That is why I like this book the most, because we always look different from one another, inside and out. There is not another girl like us, not even one biological sister around. Sisters are different as the author shares with so much grace.

I think this book is made with so much accurateness about how girls may differ in many things but they can still be friends. We were laughing together and having so much fun while we were finding things we were like Liv and Grace, and others very different, and how our friends are different as well.

The illustration is beautiful, my girl wanted to draw some copies inspired by the ones she saw (a little artist in my house, she is 8). I think this will be a great gift for some of her very different friends, so they can enjoy who they are, just the way God made them.

One of my goals on vacation is to read one book per day with her, way to go mom! we invite you to do the same!, so prepare!

This book starts out with a bit of a flawed premise, and I found it distracting. Apparently, all sisters are expected to be the same, even if they look nothing alike, dress differently, and are different ages. I have a sister, and I don't recall anybody ever expecting us to be the same; in fact, it was pretty much a given that we would be different. So I couldn't quite wrap my brain around the beginning of this book, and it distracted me throughout. If the author wanted to go with that premise, she should've made the girls twins (because there is sometimes an expectation--no matter how unfair--of similarity in that situation).

Basically, the rest of the book is just rhyming verse about all of Livi and Grace's differences. One is quiet, one is louder. One is neat, one is not. One paints realistically, the other is more expressionistic. That's all fine. But it does start to get a little tiresome after a while. Even though the book is only 32 pages, I found myself sort of checking my metaphorical watch as I was reading, wondering when I was going to get to the end. Yes, sisters (all people, really) are different. We get it. Most readers will probably get it after the first few pages.

The illustrations are just okay for me. They're colourful and will likely be appealing to kids, but I found them a bit simple and flat. (The fact that Grace's style makes her look a bit like a blond Nancy Clancy doesn't help; these pictures are nowhere near as charming as Robin Preiss Glasser's.)

While this book has a nice message about everyone being different (and how that's a good thing), the reader is kind of hit over the head with it. The book probably could've been half as long and still gotten the message across.