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While their wasn’t much of a “story” to this book, I think it will start conversations about imagination and creativity with your kids! This book is all about using your imagination, and it’s so fun!

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This is a great book to start fun conversations with children that would let them exercise their creativity. Narratively, there wasn't much of a story, more like a list of things kids might enjoy, many of which aren't normally found in libraries. It was a cute book with fun illustrations.

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Young children will love this whimsical, funny book about a little girl who builds her own perfect library from the ground up. Roller-skating sloths and teeny tiny fairies enjoy a library with a bathtub, a trampoline, and (of course!) a sundae bar, and everyone is rewarded with storytime at the end. I can't think of anything better, myself.

Teachers and especially librarians will enjoy this as a read-aloud, and it lends itself easily to follow-up activities in which children design their own libraries that celebrate imagination!

Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for the advance reading copy in exchange for a fair review.

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As someone who loves reading, teaching my son the love for books is high in my parenting handbook. He loved this book! It's an easy book to read for young children and the illustrations are amazing! Bright colors and perfect to explain the words.

It was a lovely read and my son loved it!!

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What would you want if you were designing your own library? This cute picture book lets preschoolers build the library of their wildest dreams with adorable illustrations and easy to understand words. I read this with my five year old daughter and we both enjoyed reading this book.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

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This was such a cute book! I love the concept and the emphasis on imagination. The drawings are cute and colorful. My favorite by far is the dragons dancing in the stacks! My book-loving preschooler is going to love this story, and it'll be one I'm eager to reach for when it's storytime.

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How much did I love this book? I went to Amazon and preordered it!

The library was my favorite place growing up and thankfully my kids feel the same way!

This book was pure fun and encouraged lots of fun conversations about what they would put in their own libraries. In fact, I think we will turn this into a writing prompt got homeschool.

My kids are 3 and 7 and both loved the book.

The illustrations were gorgeous and the story was delightful!

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I received a free eARC of this book in return for an honest review; thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity..

This was a delightfully whimsical and cheerful picture book that my preschooler and I enjoyed very much. We love books and reading together, and before the pandemic we loved to go in to libraries together as well.

The illustrations were wonderful and imaginative. The text was cheeky and cheerful. I like that it encourages children to think of what they can build and the possibilities of their dreams.

I would definitely recommend this book for fans of Ben Hart & Kristen Bell’s The World Needs More Purple People, Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos, and Oliver Jeffers Stuck.

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The illustrations were adorably cute, and the story line was very creative. Overall, an interesting idea to adapt into a children's story.

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This book is adorable, absolutely the kind of book I would have loved to read as a child. I really liked the illustrations.

This book allows children's imaginations to run wild while sharing their love for libraries!

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An absolutely darling book for any creative little book lover. This one really captured the magic of books for me, and the sweet story was made even better by the artwork. Absolutely will be picking this one up for my little one.

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This imaginative book allows children to design their own library with their chosen features from bath tubs to sundae bars. Love the bright colourful illustrations!

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I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. So you love the library so much that you want to build your own? What should it have in it? What kind of books? Read this story to find more details on building your own library.

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As a child, libraries were always this magical and mysterious place where books magically appeared and I could go into this world or that world or any world I imagined. But I always wondered how libraries worked. And this book will teach children just that.

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Capstone always has the Best™ picture books. I don't make the rules.

Honestly, no matter your age or favorite genre, everyone who loves books dreams of owning their own library. I've seen many of the Pinterest boards. I love that in So You Want To Build a Library, the library is made by thinking outside the box. The ice cream snack choice may be a little questionable. The horror of all those sticky fingers touching all the books. *grimaces* But that's the beauty of dreams. It can be whatever you want.

So You Want to Build a Library has fun illustrations and a fun story that can lead into discussions with all ages. I will definitely be adding a hardcover to my collection.

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This book was whimsical and so fun to read! It really embraces letting the imagination run wild! The illustrations were just as inpressive! I do believe I will put this on our library's order sheet!

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Such a wonderful concept as a lot of young readers like to build things. The illustrations were colorful and cute, I want a a sloth with boots. However a lot of words were large and not necessarily for early readers, this is more of a book for someone to read to this age group.

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This book is a cute and wholesome read for both children and adults . This book made my niece very happy because she loves books and wants to start her own library. She loved the idea that she could start her own library even as a child . Thank you for the amazing opportunity to read this wholesome and sweet book.

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This is a super fun, imaginative story with vibrant illustrations. I'll definitely be looking for this one to add to my Little Free Library when it is released.

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Definitely my kind of book! This is a dream of mine too! Having a library full of fantasies and cozy nooks, with everything good surrounding me. Although the author offered you a dream, but you can make it come true. Start with a place to build, what materials needed, and how to equip your dream library. A fun way to initiate kids to read.

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