This is a cute book for young children. I read this book with the 3 year old and 5 year old boys that I nanny. The 3 year old stayed engaged with the story but the 5 year old was not as interested. Although when I asked them if they wanted to read it again the next day they were both excited to listen again and we have read it multiple times since. The illustrations were colorful and fun. I would recommend this book for 2 to 5 year olds. I am grateful to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read an ARC of this fun book.

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

A cute story about a little girl pretending to be on a boat while taking a bath. A good beginning reader.

I like Margaret Hillert's early reader books and have recommended them to children and parents for many years. I couldn't download this book correctly, but was able to find a hard copy at my library so I could read and review it. It's another winner! I think that beginning readers will enjoy, and likely relate to, this story. It's a simple tale of young child being told to take a bath and the child wanting to play. The mother gives them a boat to play with and the child is allowed to play and imagine sailing away on the boat to a tropical adventure. Simple text is easily managed by a new reader. The illustrations were very nice.

This is a fun bath book that young children, around 2, will really enjoy. It is a bit odd how old the girl in the bath is, but she is left alone, so she would have to be older. But she speaks in very young child sentences, so littles enjoy it but it doesn’t quite blend. The little adventure is imaginative and fun and great for little kids. It is good book to read to those who are fighting bath time to encourage them to make bath time fun. Even with the older girl speaking so simply, it is an enjoyable book and a good bath time read.

The color was nice so was the story. However, I have issue with the grammar of the book. It should be clear and not like it was transliteration. I was having a hard time understanding some of the sentences because it was clear.

Away Go the Boats is a bath time adventure that teaches young children to use their imagination to go places they wouldn't typically be able to go. The pictures are bright and colorful and bring a level of cheerfulness that is pleasant to look at. I, like others, did find the child in the pictures to be a little old, but I also found the text the mother says to the child to be a bit awkward, since it is not how someone typically will talk to their child.

A lovely story about a girl who is having a bath and is imagining a trip to a tropical island. The book is specially written to help children who are just beginning to read, so there is a lot of repetition of sight words. I also liked notes on phonological awareness and language exercises designed to help the teacher, parent or caregiver use the book more efficiently. The illustrations look fresh and light, although the girl in the pictures looks a bit older than a typical beginning reader.
Thank you to NetGalley and Norwood House Press for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.

Our kindergartner has loved reading these early reader books by Margaret Hillert. They are wonderful for practicing sight words, fluency and comprehension and the storylines are interesting to the target audience. The simple illustrations help with identification and add a lot to these books.