I really enjoyed reading this book with my daughter - it was a great story about how a small piece of sea glass was carried around the world and back. I love the descriptions of its journey. As an adult I know these types are less believable but as a child I loved hearing about things like this - how and object can go on a journey and back again - it always inspired my imagination to read these types of plot and this book brought back some nostalgia for me. I would highly recommend for any young elementary aged child.

Such a sweet story! My girls loved listening to me read it to them. I love how it follows a piece of glass over time and distance. So many talking points could be taken from the book to build a wonderful discussion with children.

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
The idea of the blue glass heart traveling around the world was nice, however, the execution was not as good. The idea that the heart is reunited with the family was nice.

A lost object travels the world only to wind up again with its original owner.

If you've never read a children's book with a similar theme, you may be charmed by this, but the premise here was too familiar, and not really special enough to touch my jaded old heart.

We really wanted to like this book. Sarah, a curious little girl wants to touch Bubbe's beautiful blue glass bowl filled with lemons. In the process, the bowl crashes. Bubbe cleans up the shards but misses a piece that is shaped like a heart. And the rest is history. (Thank you Bubbe, for reminding Sarah that she's more important than the broken glass bowl.)

A sweet tale about a piece of broken glass that travels the world's oceans over generations. After making its journey from N.Y.C. to Florida, to South America to Israel (and back to N.Y.C. by plane), the blue glass heart finds its way back to the family.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read an advanced digital copy of The Blue Glass Heart. This is my honest review.

As a grandmother who lives at the coast, I thoroughly enjoyed this story about a heart shaped piece of glass that travels near and far. My grandkids love to hunt for sea glass when they visit and this heartwarming tale is a perfect story that can be read with them time and again. I am sure it will stimulate their curiosity as to where their pieces of sea glass may have come from.

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This was a quaint story about the journey of a piece of glass. It starts out as part of a beautiful bowl in New York City, until the bowl is broken. Then because it looks like a triangle, the girl who accidentally broke the bowl picks it up to keep it. But she loses it at the beach the next day where its journey really begins. It travels for years and years and years until it ends up in the luggage of a girl moving from Israel to New York.

The illustrations were very blue, which makes me happy. It also makes sense considering the primary setting of the book. I could probably read this book a few times before I got tired of it. Overall I give this book 3.86 out of 5 stars.

I received an electronic ARC from Lerner Publishing Group through NetGalley.
Sarah accidentally breaks her Bubbe's special blue glass bowl when the story begins. After her grandmother cleaned up the mess, Sarah finds one piece left. She keeps it with her but loses it on a trip to the ocean. Readers see the glass travel around the world to be found by various people who appreciate it and then lose it back to the sea. It finally comes back to New York with a child who has moved from Tel Aviv. She shares it as a gift with the only one who has been a friend. The end of the story reveals how long it has been since Sarah broke the bowl and how the path has returned this piece to the family.
The artwork is lovely and brings out the text.

The Blue Glass Heart is a cute story about a broken piece of glass making an epic journey. I really liked the concept but felt like the execution was a little shaky. I think it would have worked better as a sort of fantasy instead of being pretty unrealistic. But it held the attention of my 3 and 5 year olds. They enjoyed the illustrations.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group for allowing me to be an early reader. All opinions are my own.

This a delightful book about how a piece of glass travels around the world and goes full circle. The illustrations compliment the story perfectly!
This book is perfect for children in grade’s kindergarten to third. I will definitely be adding this to my classroom library.
Many thanks to the author and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

The Blue Glass Heart is a cute, beautifully illustrated kids book. The story is short, but it’s a quick fun read for children.

This was cute as can be.

The story and the illustrations were awesome. I don’t know that younger children will appreciate it at much though. I’m thinking it is probably best suited for 2-3rd graders.

The blue glass travels all over and it’s appeal lasts generations. It connects us all.

The illustrations in this book are lovely, but the story itself isn’t that great although that’s just the opinion of one reviewer and her kid sister, and other kids might love it

This is one of those books that has a great concept, but the execution fails.

The basic premise is that a piece of sea glass can travel from New York to Miami to Venezuela to Israel. The illustrator implies that it floats in the water, though glass doesn't float. And that to get to all these destinations, it takes about 60 years or so, since the glass is first lost during the depression and appears in what might be contemporary times, or as near to that as possible.

It is a beautifully illustrated story, with a bright blue heart at the center of it, but it just doesn't work when you read it. The heart visits people in those places over the years, but it never changes, and that is *not* how sea glass works. It would have changed, and become weathered, and this glass does not.

I suppose if we think of it as a magic story, it might work, but it isn't told that way.

So, while the idea of a glass heart traveling through time and space through the water is cool, I can't suspend my disbelief long enough to enjoy the story.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

This is a sweet story, but I don’t think children will stay engaged. This seems more a story an adult would appreciate. The illustrations are pretty, but not eye catching or memorable.

This story follows a broken piece of family heirloom as it circles around the world bringing joy to those who encounter it. It goes full circle until it returns to the family of the original owner.

This is an adorable book with an interesting concept about a piece of glass that travels around the world. I liked that this book teaches young children about other countries in our great, big world.

Story: 5/5
Ending: 3/5
Illustrations: 4/5
Characters: 4/5

What a charming story about a piece of glass that travels all over the world! I loved the story and think that small children will, too. Also, the artwork is beautiful and I enjoyed looking at it.

I really enjoyed this book. A delightful story that shows children to always enjoy the unexpected. The story and the illustrations were beautiful. Thanks #NetGalley #LernerPublishingGroup

A fun, sweet story that older children, upper elementary age, will enjoy. The character’s names, although appropriate are somewhat difficult to pronounce. I admire the diversity of this tale. It will expand growing minds. The illustrations are playful and soft in color. I am drawn to oceanic reads, so I appreciate the beach setting. This book will make a good family read-a-loud!