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

This book was cute. The pictures were fun and colorful. Superhero fans will love this.

This gave me "The Mask" with Jim Carrey vibes. It was a cute little book where a mask gives a little boy super powers.

When Nino's cat finds a mask, Nino puts it on and becomes. ..... A SUPERHERO! It was like flipping a switch, Nino started bouncing around with an abundance of energy. He was so imaginative and had to tone it down just a bit because he still had things he had to do. Nino's family, did not try to squash his fun, but worked with him to provide alternatives to do what he needed to do. As the day progresses, Nino realizes that he doesn't always have to be loud and full of energy, being quiet, gentle and helpful are also superpowers. Raising a child who had ADHD, I definitely identified with Nino's parents. The illustrations were wonderful in this story, so bright, vibrant and full of activity and fun. I read this to my grandson and he laughed, but also had some issues with it. He has mild autism and does not like loud noises or a lot of what he calls, "crazy times". He thought Nino was funny but also said that he would not want to live with Nino. We talked about how everyone is different and he was very quick to identify friends in his class that are like Nino and others who are more like him, but that they were all friends that just didn't play together all the time. Pretty smart for a 6 year old. A great book for families and classrooms.

Something about nino was really off putting and I had trouble reading it out loud to my daughters. May have been just a little much for my preschoolers but I wasn't wowed by it either

I was provided an ARC copy of this book and I am grateful. I enjoyed the illustrations first off, I was drawn to the cover and I appreciated the diversity in the book. I can say that I read it with my six year old and it was a good read for her, stretching her reading abilities. She did enjoy the book.

I will say that I was just meh about the book. I appreciated the fact that it depicted a child that has a big imagination and lot of energy. I have children with lots of energy and its good to see them depicted in stories. I liked the transformation that I saw in the character. You see him learning from the correction that he hears from his parent.

However I didn't understand the tree at the end, I thought it was a bit random.

But my 6 year old girl enjoyed the story, and I appreciate any books that my children enjoy!

This book was okay. I find the story was a bit long and a bit too ordinary. The reader follows a kid who just wants to be super. His cat brings him a mask which he puts on and now he has super powers. But in reality you're just watching a kid play make believe. The concept is fine, the art is fine, I'm just not wowed and I don't think many of my patrons will be either. Somebody will like this just not me.

I absolutely loved the art. The story started off really cute, but the writing began to get a little boring. As a parent, I have always appreciated reading picture books aloud to my daughter and this one was not a fun one to voice. It was tough to reenact and engage.

This cute book is one of the most active picture books I have ever read. I find this book to be really stimulating and effective seeing it as an effort to encourage the kids to have an active imagination as well as a way to tell them when to not go overboard with it. I love how the illustrations make this book so interesting and lively! The cat is so adorable. And the family seems amazing. I appreciate the fact that while reading this book, I felt like the book is actually written by a child and not from an adult's perspective. I really, really appreciate this. Somehow most of the picture books seem like they are written by adults in a way how we adults imagine the world of kids may be. So this particular book stands out.

Thank you #NetGalley for the copy of this book #IJustWanttobeSuper!

I liked the family dynamic in the little boy’s adventures. It would be a good read for primary readers. The story was cute, but I kept thinking it was too much like the Skippyjon Jones series.

A great story of imagination, how to have fun, and how to be super. Kept my kids entertained and interested. My 3 year old immediately wanted to have it read to him again! When asked what they liked best, my daughter loved the cat and my son the idea of being a superhero.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read this book.

This was a cute little book. My son enjoyed it. The takeaway from the story for me was little boys are indeed super and can do so much 😊 The illustrations in this book are adorable. The story kept my ten month old interested 🤗

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this book. I just read it to my son and he thought it was SUPER funny! A quick read like this is my go to for short stories!

Vibrant illustrations (and I mean very vibrant and colorful) catch the reader’s eye, along with an adventurous story that a wide range of readers can enjoy. Nicely done!

The artwork was amazing, But the story was completely out of order and I could not or rather did not want to try and figure out what the order was supposed to be. It appears like it would be a cute story!

Perhaps I am missing something here, but this book seems to be about an overly hyperactive boy, who either thinks he has super powers, or does, magically get them, and then he overdoes it.

His father keeps catching him in the act, such as throwing a rock, or lifting the coach, and tells him not to.

I find it hard to believe that his parents condone a glittery painting, but perhaps they do. Sounds like a horrible mess to me.

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I suppose it is all supposed to be harmless and fun, but it is hard, sometimes, to think that this is what parents have to deal with day after day.

Perhaps this is for that hyperactive child, but I doubt they would sit still to read the book.

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

This book doesn't really work for me. Right from the get-go, I was distracted (or, rather, disgusted) by the initial event. See, Nino doesn't "find" the mask. His cat brings it in. It's literally something the cat dragged in, and his parents just let him put it on his face. (I'll be waiting for the sequel: I Just Want to Cure My Pinkeye!)

The rest of the book is unimpressive, and Nino models questionable (or outright naughty) behaviour throughout. I get that he's supposed to be young, so I can forgive the whining and stomping of feet when he doesn't want to do something. But then he does obnoxious things (like throwing tomatoes) or downright dangerous things (like almost throwing a giant rock), and the way these events are dealt with doesn't really show kids that what he's doing is wrong. In the former case, he's shown sitting by himself "for a while". Judging by the picture, he's being punished for being a brat. Parents might get it, but little kids probably won't.

Nino just wants to feel super, and he eventually gets to use his imagination to make that happen. But I think the book goes off the rails a little bit there, too. Everything is pretty true to life up until that point, and then he's suddenly flying to Mars and having hot chocolate with aliens. I don't think that part even needed to be there. Him imagining a tree as a monster that's trapped his cat is more than enough fantasy.

The illustrations are clear, colourful, and cartoony. Kids might like them.

Overall, this was a bit of a disappointment for me. I don't like the way the kid's behaviour was portrayed (especially since the issue of consequences wasn't clearly addressed). Also, who lets their kids literally fling glitter all over the room? I mean, that's not actually dangerous, but it's probably not something you want your own kids to see in a book and try to emulate.

The story shows how imagination can transform everything that a kid does in an ordinary day, making even getting dressed or putting away the dishes “super.” It also shows how imagination can help us to understand other points of view. In this case, the boy, Nino, uses his imagination to understand the impact of his actions on others. The story has lots of layers that people will be able to read in different ways. And wow for the illustrations, which are pretty stunning.

The illustrations for this book were done wonderfully, but I did not like the story at all. It didn’t hold my attention.