Thanks to Notable Kids Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with this book in return for my honest review.
This book tells everything you need to know from its title. A bored girl has nothing to do or keep her interest. She moves from one thing to another and quickly tires of everything. She finds a new girl who just moved in and together have adventures and jointly get bored. This book suffers in both content and illustrations from others that are available to for parents to read with their children. Maybe I am jaded due to having read and reviewed these other books, but this one really did nothing for me.

This delightful rhyming book is from the "It's Just So" book series. Lizzy is bored with her gray, overcast, soon-to-be rainy day and she proceeds finding imaginative fun ways to fill that boredom.

She and her adorable pup start with an indoor sport, then after that idea ends up in an "oopsie" she progresses to create magic with her musical instruments. Outside she goes and there discovers a box of kittens for sale. They are a bargain. They are being sold for the fantastic price of one dollar each. Lizzy buys the whole litter. What a deal! She decides to set up a little booth to find loving homes for each one of them and has success doing so.

Not far away she hears loud thumping and clanking. Whatever is making all the racket? She soon finds the source of all the noise. A new girl her age, named Luna, is moving into her neighbourhood. Together they play and enjoy each other's company throughout the day. Their fast friendship turns a blah, rainy day into a rainbow one! The illustrations are lovely, full of expression and animation. I highly recommend this book.

This was a cute little book and I really loved all of the illustrations. It was an easy read and was just short enough.

This book is definitely an exercise in expressive language. It incorporates a wide vocabulary of vivid descriptive terms, but sometimes, in an effort to rhyme, syntax/conventional phrasing tends to take a backseat and nonsense expressions are used. Some students may enjoy this, others may find it confusing.

The story itself is lively and fast-paced. There is a message about mindfulness at the end, but I think it would have been stronger if the concept had been introduced or foreshadowed earlier in the story. In general, however, this is a happy, positive story about friendship and making your own fun.

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

The pay-off to this rhyming story comes a little too late, even if it takes but minutes to read. A girl has fun with this, then asks "now what?!", then enjoys that before asking "now what?!" and then doing the other, even with a brand new next-door neighbour, before they both demand the answer to the same question. It's only the last, non-rhymed line, that states 'now IS what' that you get the lesson that it's best to be in the now, to be mindful and self-aware, and not to immediately expect something bigger and better each and every breath. Before then the artwork has been dynamic, but I can't say I ever fell in love. The text has fun with some made-up onomatopoeic words and noises, but again kind of hinges on the final punch, which I can see failing to land as often as it succeeds. Three and a half stars.

I thought this was a fun book for young kids. It featured Lizzy and her new friend Luna who are different and enjoy the day with fun and unique activities. The illustrations are beautiful and so colorful. So many fun imaginative ways to enjoy time together!

Now What? How many times have we asked ourselves this question as kids? No matter how many games we play, we end up bored sooner than later and want to try something else.
The book illustrates a similar story of a little girl who is bored of playing on her own and with her little dog. She takes different activities and meets another girl who has just moved into the neighborhood. Together, they start playing and creating new games whenever they are bored.
Now What? Shows us how our imagination and creativity are the best tools to have fun and stay engaged throughout the day. The illustrations are cute and attractive. This is a good book to teach kids that they don’t need smartphones to play games and entertain themselves.
Thank you, NetGalley and Notable Kids Publishing, for the ARC.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Notable Kids Publishing/IBPA for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. Lizzy was bored. This is a cute rhyming story. Nice plot, I found it fun to read. Lizzy makes a new friend Luna. Nicely illustrated. 4 stars

This is such a lovely little book. It shows a child’s easy boredom in such a fun way. It also shows how much friendship and having someone of their own age to talk to and play with means to children.

Lizzy cry of "Now What?" must be the bane of her and her parent's life. In this book, she's always on the lookout for something new and interesting - not satisfied with an activity for long. Or maybe it's because she was looking for a playmate to give her sparks of ideas. Enter Luna a neighbour who has moved into the neighbourhood, is a breathe of fresh air and everything new to Lizzy.
I liked their imagination, that both girls were able to turn their minds to various creative ways including a pile of boxes into an exciting adventure. Lizzy and Luna enjoyed each activity in full before moving on to another. They had learned to enjoy the moment, rather than keeping an eye out for the next best thing.
The prose veered between cutesy to rhyming and sometimes that worked. The illustrations were appropriately colourful.

I guess from the synopsis that 'Now What' covers mindfulness, age appropriate personal development and the realities of being a child. It was an interesting read. However, I dread to think what happened the following day, given it took numerous activities to satisfy Lizzy's thirst for newness. Keeping up with things to do must be a job in itself.

Now What? is a lovely story of how being unique is a good thing and how we should all get along with each other despite not all being the same. It also shows children how their imaginations are the best tool they own and they can have fun whatever the circumstances. The story is accompanied by bright and vibrant illustrations which give the book a different feel to many books aimed at children.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

This is the type of book children can read and enjoy, whilst also be able to unknowingly learn a lesson about uniqueness and how to make the most of what you have. The art style was different from what I usually see in children’s books but I thought it was great, especially near the end with the splashes of different colours. This book teaches children to embrace differences, meanwhile allowing for a fun and quick story that children can enjoy (even if they cannot yet read - the art work tells the story itself)