poor Beaver, but being sick he knows not to let anyone else in. This is a good picture book with a cute beaver teaching kids the importance hygiene and staying away from your friends when your sick.

One cute story for kids about a beaver who caught a virus, and refuses to open his doors so nobody will caught the same virus. Although the doctor said that he has the usual cold, he still keep himself inside his house,

This is a gentle reminder for kids to protect themselves from new virus, since no one knows how to get rid of the malady. And still be nice to those who caught the nasty bug.

This book is for sure timely, but does leave a bit to be desired. I understand it's meant to teach children to wear masks and stay home if they're sick. These are wonderful messages, but it's just too much information and not enough story. I think it would be a bit more intriguing to young children if there were not only adorable characters, but also some more fun storyline. Like maybe they have a party at the end or something. It's still a good and important book nonetheless.

This was cute. My kid loved it! We read it together before bed. He liked the characters and the graphics.

One cute story for kids about a beaver who caught a virus, and refuses to open his doors so nobody will caught the same virus. Although the doctor said that he has the usual cold, he still keep himself inside his house,

This is a gentle reminder for kids to protect themselves from new virus, since no one knows how to get rid of the malady. And still be nice to those who caught the nasty bug.

Thank you NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for a copy of "Beaver Doesn't Open the Door" in exchange for my honest review.

I am torn on whether I enjoyed this book or not. The illustrations were beautiful but the book (about Covid19) may have been a little too grown up for the target audience.

This children's book was about a beaver who was not feeling well and believes he may have caught a virus (covid19). When any of his neighbors/friends came to visit he would not let them in with the fear of infecting them and spreading the virus. It was supposed to teach people to quarantine and wash your hands but it could have been written in simpler phrases.

Poor Beaver, he isn't feeling well at all. He is sneezing, coughing and his nose is constantly running. His head is hot and he needs his bed. He feels he has a virus that others may contract so he decides to decline any visitors that may come to his aid. He refuses to open the door to them, not because he is rude, but for their own safety and well-being. His neighbours do drop by to see if he is alright but alas they are turned away because Beaver wants to protect them in case his illness may harm them too.

The illustrations are lovely and greatly enrich the textual message. The message highlights the importance of protecting your friends from getting sick while practicing self-care on yourself until you are feeling better again. The book emphasizes examples of being a good neighbour, their acts of kindness, and keeping each other safe. I highly recommend "Beaver Doesn't Open the Door."

My youngest daughter was just sick, this would have been the perfect comfort to her! I loved the example on how to wash hands at the end. Great for younger elementary students!

A book about the importance of not spreading germs. I think it's cute but a bit too heavy handed about Covid.

How to talk about COVID, without talking about COVID---this book brings the last year to light in the form of this lovely book that reminds me of some of the animalesque books I read as a child. I appreciated the animal characters but I was unsure where it was leading until masks started appearing. I think it would have better to have been more up front on what the real topic was earlier on than waiting to allude to it with masks.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Beaver doesn't open the door is a children's picture book about beaver who becomes sick and thinks he may have caught the latest 'virus' (covid19). Beavers neighbours all come to check on him but he won't open the door as he wants to protect them from the virus.
I really liked the thought of this book and was really looking forward to it, but the book is child friendly in the firm of illustrations but the language is too grown up for a child to grasp or understand so this book would end up going over their head. This was so disappointing as the illustrations and premise of the book were so positive.

The value of thinking of others when you are sick. Beaver has a virus that can get others sick. He knows opening the door to his house could get others sick as well. His friends are concerned and they are many. Beaver's friends are delightful but Beaver is firm in keeping his special friends safe.

Children will follow along easily with this read about friendship and keeping our friends safe.

A special thank you to Clavis Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

I've received an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I was very happy to see a book explaining the current worldwide situation in a kid-friendly manner.
I absolutely adored the artwork, stunning really with great color palette and attention to detail. I would have made the text pop out a bit more though.

The storyline and the text. Not my favourite. The language felt more adult than children friendly, with words one would have to explain at almost every page. Maybe a little rhyme or a bit lighter tone would have helped with that, We don't really get the happy ending, Beaver says "see you then dear friends", when he is better, but we don't get to "see" the happy reunion. Positive points though for the neighbours being worried for Beaver and worried because of Beaver. It is very important to not shun during this pandemic but show compassion and kindness.

I would only show this book to kids if I rephrased the text when telling the story.

Beautifully illustrated and carefully worded to help educate children on what has become common practice during this global pandemic.
Every picture allows opportunities to explain how we can prevent spreading germs to our neighbors and friends. Also the kindness and friendship shown between all the various animal friends is a sweet lesson all on its own.
The illustrations are incredibly charming and I spent a great deal of time enjoying them. I think any child would love to revisit them over and over.

Thank you NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This really grasp how to tell kids about being sick and how they should handle staying away from others really well to insure that others don't catch what they have as well. With Coivd-19 it's hard to explain to kids how they need to make sure they are practicing social distancing with friends to help prevent from spreading the virus around. Really loved the illustrations as well.

The drawings that are included are amazing, and I really liked that about this book.

But I also think this story is quite important, specially considering the context. Children reading these type of stories might help them understand better at a young age the importance of taking care of themselves and others when we are sick.

From what I read, I think this book is a great choice, specially because it might also help them understand why we had to stay at our homes when the pandemic started.

Overall, I think its a good book that will teach them the importance of taking care of ourselves, and other.

Thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of 'Beaver Doesn't Open the Door.'
The wonderfully illustrated picture book is timely, and I believe it will prove a helpful tool for parents trying to explain the coronavirus pandemic to children aged 4 and above.
That said, the book is very exciting and engaging for young children, and some of the language used might need explaining, for example "contagious."
It also bothers me that the book does little to break gender stereotypes, an animal often assumed to be a male (rhino) was chosen to be the doctor, whereas the nurse was an ostrich who was illustrated to have a more feminine manner.
Finally, there is a missed opportunity to educate children about how to wash their hands. An illustration of handwashing is provided at the end of the book, but is not accompanied by any words. The addition of a few simple sentences about the importance of using soap, washing for 20 seconds etc could be useful.
Overall, not a bad book. But, not one I'll be rushing to recommend either.

I love this! The author put this story in such a good way that children will understand. I think this would be a great book to read to children, and help show them that by keeping a distance, we’re helping protect others. The illustrations were also wonderful!

Thank you NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for a copy of Beaver Doesn't Open the Door in exchange for my honest review.

I love the illustrations in this book, extremely well done. I wish there would have been added captions to the hand washing pieces I think this addition could've really added to the book. This book could be used as a great learning tool especially because of COVID-19. This is a good story for children to help them understand how to prevent spreading germs and how acts of kindness during illness can really improve how you are feeling. These actions also let people know you care. This was really cute and I would recommend.

A timely book with lovely illustrations. Perfect for explaining our current situations to little ones. My grandson would love this picture book.