This was a fun simple read. It almost feels like a board book but is probably standard a hardcover picture book. There is probably 30 words in the entire book. There is 2 to 4 words per page such as blue, baboon, find, bassoon. And while the words don’t necessarily rhyme, they go together to form a singsong pattern that just works. What is really amazing are the illustrations. They’re bright, and colorful, as well as a unique style of art. That isn’t normally find in books.

Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune is a great read for toddlers! The rhyming around the single “oon” syllable makes it great for having children join in and trying to complete the rhyme. It also covers great early literacy foundations such as colors.

I was confused at first with this one, but when I read it again with my toddler, she LOVED IT. The colors, the words, the noises, and the experience with her were more than I could have expected by just reading to myself. So for this to be a children's book, I would say it has achieved all goals kids look for in a book. The thoughtfulness of intent, I think is wonderful.


Thank you NetGalley & SOURCEBOOKS Kids for the ARC of this book!!

What a lovely bedtime book for toddlers! Blue Baboon goes out for a nighttime stroll and finds music, adventure, and friendship along the way. The text is very simple, with a nice rhythm and rhyming pattern. The art is absolutely gorgeous! It's full of color and lovely little details for young readers to notice. Kids will love looking at the bright, lively pages and this could definitely become an oft-repeated favorite!

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

Oh, how the artwork in this book sets my heart soaring . . . almost like a baboon in a balloon!

This was just delightful - simple rhyming words (and very few of them, at that!) highlighted by gorgeous, DYNAMIC illustrations.

What a treat! I could read this again and again.

A cute book with silly illustrations about a little blue baboon who wants to play the basson! The pictures were bold, vibrant and inviting - Ronan loved them! I thoroughly enjoyed the short text and fun rhyming throughout the story! This is a cute, fun quick read children of all ages would enjoy.

Thank you SourceBooks Kids for a digital copy of this book! This book is due for publication 9/6/22!

💙 Mommy (@𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐦𝐨𝐦) and Ronan (@𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐤𝐢𝐝) approved ✅

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒚!

A book about a baboon who wants to play her basson, with her friends, but then a big monsoon almost destroys the fun. Maybe a balloon can save the day?

This book made me very happy to read. The rhyming, the pictures—just overall an enjoyable read. Young readers will for sure love this, especially if it’s read out loud!

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. Bold and beautiful illustrations, excellent vocabulary and rhyming, and a fun story make this a great addition to any family or library.

Reminiscent of The Berenstain's B Book, Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune is full of vibrant colors and rhyming text. Despite monsoons, and friends who do not appreciate her tune Blue Baboon is determined to find a place to play her music. In the end old friends and new friends find a common tune.

This is a super cute book about a group of animal friends looking for a place to play music. I love the simple text and phonetic "oo" patterns.

Love this rhyming book with wonderful illustration and colors to match!! It's a simple story, rhyming one, to help children find their tunes in rhyming work. And also a good vocabulary builders.

Coming September 5th 2022

Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune by Helen Docherty

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A wonderful book including colors, music, and a silly baboon. Very calm and captivating while simultaneously stretching the little vocabulary and relativity skills.
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I liked all the words, and the blue baboon, and the music, and the ballon, all of that.

That wasn’t nice the elephant was mad they should have been more patient.

This would be a good book for my little brother to go to bed with, because when it’s dark and he cuddles, he would have a great night dreaming about that.

So let put it in his head.

- Eva Age -5

Thank you Helen Docherty NetGalley and sourcebooks kids for the digitally copy for our review.

I received an electronic ARC from SOURCEBOOKS Kids through NetGalley.
How often do readers get to see a rhyming book based off the word baboon. Docherty uses simple text to take readers through a story of Blue Baboon looking to play music and explore before bedtime. Gorgeous illustrations pull readers in to find a band, play the bassoon, get soaked in a monsoon, and float away by balloon. Younger readers will love the energy, fun and acceptance.

This is such a cute, simple, fun book to read with little ones. The colors are so vivid and the story is silly. I like the rhyming words and children will love the silly out of tune baboon. This is a perfect short story for younger children who want just one more story before bedtime. It would also be good for a music teacher to talk about beginning musicians and practice. It's also perfect for teachers introducing the /oo/ sound.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for the advanced reader’s copy.

When I saw this initially, I thought "This is the book for all of my music teacher friends!", but that would technically work better if they were teaching the concept of Cacophony :-D. However, it has many useful applications, the most prominent being sheer enjoyment.

Who can resist a Blue Baboon? No one. Especially with colorful illustrations so vivid that they vacillate between museum quality and hallucination.

It actually took me a while to realize that the unfolding plot is heavily dependent on words that rhyme with "baboon". Moon, bassoon, balloon, tune, monsoon. You see where this is going.

Young readers (especially young readers hoping to defer bedtime) will delight in the very simple text, which is usually two words per lavishly illustrated page, one of which will rhyme with "baboon", hence adding to the excitement and prediction of the next bit of text. Given that the text is pretty silly, this keeps contributing to the reader's glee. And delayed bedtime.

Synopsis (slightly and inelegantly paraphrased--the original is much more melodic): Blue Baboon purloins a bassoon. Melody is attempted (without years of practice). Melody is not successful. Baboon gets soaked in a monsoon; takes off in a balloon; purloins the bassoon again; some singing happens ("croon"); some uniting of a variety of animals singing and playing instruments happens; and some unexpected harmony results after the introduction of another Baboon character.

This is the joy of a childhood book. An explosion of colorful, joyous artwork. Silly characters. No one is in peril. Everything is a riotous celebration of nonsense. With an underlying message that music should be shared and celebrated (if you're a stickler and you really need a music curricular alignment, this fits in with PreK-2: instruments of the orchestra). Stick in color recognition (art) and you're got a thoroughly academic book here. And a definite silly keeper. You rock, Blue Baboon.

This book is on my must buy list, my six year old daughter has me read this to her almost nightly now. Throughout the years I have come to find that personally I am more drawn to reading books aloud that are rhyming books. This one hit the perfect notes, of fun, colorful, whimsical, and of course rhyming.

Loved the colorful illustrations and the rhyming text! A simple yet adorable story of blue baboon, his musical interest and adventure that finds green baboon who has the same out of tune tendencies. A must add to school libraries!

A rhyming childrens book about a musical blue baboon who finds friendship and adventure. Beware of the monsoon baboon. Fun. Colorful . Exciting.

Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune is a beautiful picture book tells the story of Blue Baboon and her journey to play the bassoon. This book helps readers connect various rhyming words as the main character tries to find a way not to let a monsoon destroy her groove. Readers will learn a bit about storms, weather, music and friendship. The art work is absolutely stunning throughout and will sure make this story a favorite to read again and again.

Special thanks to Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Cute, silly, and sweet. Full blog review closer to release date. MOBI formatting was a little wonky.