Given the current situation with covid, this is a good book for children to understand a bit more about isolating and washing hands but in a more fun way. The illustrations are good

Thanks for the opportunity to review a copy of this book. It's a timely book highly relevant to the covid pandemic, but at the same time, it is something that can be relevant to any circumstance when you're feeling ill. The messages in this story are about, essentially, the manners around behaving when one is sick. "Not opening the door" is about not spreading the sickness, when I actually thought this was going to be about stranger danger! The illustrations are quaint. It fits the current trend of books about teaching kids what's been going on over the last year or so, but like I said, it can fit any illness/sickness circumstance.

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

This is an informative story for children ages 5 and up about how to prevent contracting a contagious disease.

Beaver has been sneezing and snorting and he doesn't know why. He's miserable, doesn't feel like eating, has a headache, is coughing and feels hot all over. He's worried that he might have caught the latest virus. He checks his temperature and it's at 102°F.

Mrs. Swan has heard him coughing and she comes by to check on him. Beaver thanks her for her kindness but for her own safety, he doesn't open the door.

Aunt Mole comes by to check on him because she also heard him coughing and has made him soup. He thanks her for her kindness but for her own safety, he doesn't open the door.

Miss Raccoon stops by with a bunch of daisies and Beaver tells her the same thing. Grandma Antelope who has come by with a scarf is also told that he will not open the door.

Doctor Rhinoceros and Nurse Ostrich arrive to check on Beaver. He opens the door for them. All 3 of them wear protective masks. News starts to spread in the community that Beaver might be infected with the latest virus. All his neighbours are worried about him.

It is essential that neighbours stay home to prevent the spread of the virus. If they need to leave they must wear a mask. They must keep their distance from each other. It is important to thoroughly wash or disinfect their hands many times during the day.

Mrs. Sika Deer prints pamphlets with all the information on the prevention of contagious diseases and she makes sure that everyone in the Warm Community has a copy.

Beaver thankfully only has the common cold and not the latest virus. He lets out a sigh of relief but he still doesn't let his friends come in to visit until he is all better.

This is a very timely story and it will help parents, caregivers, educators open the conversation with children on why it is important to protect yourself when there is a contagious disease in the community.

Beaver is so ill and poorly, and with such a high temperature, his thoughts have inevitably run to his having "the latest virus". Whatever could that possibly be? Any-hoo, all his animal friends turn up with kind thoughts, words and deeds, but he doesn't open the door to them. I had thought on requesting this book that it was having to do with the disappointment a youngster would face when a friend is poorly, but no – it's a diatribe about self-isolation and how to kowtow to people's ideas about pandemics in a Covid world. Mrs Sitka Deer promptly downloads and prints some propaganda and pastes the neighbourhood with it, because she knows best. Don't be a Mrs Sitka Deer. Yes, stay safe, but don't indoctrinate in cute-looking ways like this, either.

This is more of a didactic story than a fun or literary story, but I think it could be useful in the right context. Beaver is sick and is worried that he might have the, erm, "latest virus" so he stays home and refuses all visitors except for medical professionals. The members of the community are concerned about him and come to check in and offer assistance, as well as learn about masking, social distancing, hand hygiene, and quarantine.

This would probably be a helpful story for a young (ages 3-6) child trying to make sense of everything they've seen around them. The book tackles the subject in a matter-of-fact way and takes the threat of contagion seriously, but not in an overly scary way.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

This is a beautifully illustrated story about Beaver. He isn't feeling well and many of his neighbors bring him things to make him feel more comfortable but he won't open the door. Beaver isn't being rude he is trying to keep everyone safe. He is afraid he has the new virus and he doesn't want it to spread. He goes to the Doctor and finds out he has a common cold. But he still uses safety precautions to keep all his neighbors safe.
This is a good story for young children to help them understand how to keep from spreading germs and illnesses.