2 stars off due to formatting on kindle (phone app and kindle device). It literally sliced the pages in half, so it made reading this a chore. It also doesn't let you click on right side of screen to turn page, you literally have to click one slice then go back and click the other slice of that same page to finish 1 page. It was more of a headache than an enjoyable experience for me and my son.

The book itself is great. Loved it and it's cute, the illustrations were adorable. I'd love to try and give this another go on paperback format. As it really ruined the book due to formatting issues on Kindle app for me, made it difficult to follow along with the story itself.

I received this book from NetGalley to read/review. All of the statements are my true opinions after fully reading this book.

This book is so cute! All about the number 13! It explores the origins of the superstition and fear about the number. It looks like a fiction book, but is non fiction and full of fun facts. It was short and simple for young readers with enough information to educate, but not too much to bore young kids. My daughter would be a particularly big fan of this book because her birthday falls on the 13th!

This was a very cute, easy read! My son is a knowledge seeker and asked about superstitions a few months ago and I didn’t have a great way to explain it. I showed him this book and it helped immensely!

Also loved the underlying theme of kindness and how to treat people. Will definitely purchase physical copy for my kids when published!

This is a cute book that allows the characters 13 and his friend Friday to debunk some popular superstitions! Why should 12 get such an easy ride, for example, while black cats and poor 13 have such a rough time?!

I really loved the illustrations. Very cute indeed. But I think this would have worked better for younger children if the text had been less lengthy. Also, some of the words were a little hard to pronounce.

But the idea of examining where the roots of these superstitions lie, and the key point about the importance of using an evidence-based approach to life - rather than subscribing to absurd or outdated beliefs like this - was well made and will benefit young readers.

I really liked this book. It was cute way to explaining what a superstition is. Most kids have no idea what that is so it seems like a cute way to get the kids talking about what superstitions their family might have.

This children’s book is very cute and even educational. Not only does the author defend poor #13, but the reader learns a lot about the history of the number and superstitions in general. I got a kick out of this playful book. The art was fine and the etymology lesson was welcome. I appreciated reading this digital book via NetGalley.

Well this was quite fun!! I love when books make something come alive like this! Absolutely adorable and good to learn about!

Thank you NetGalley and author/publisher for my ARC. This was a cute book. I absolutely LOVED the illustrations. Very bright, colorful, & engaging. I work in an elementary school & I think my students would enjoy it!

This is a fun book that teaches about phobias. It is mostly talking about the fear of the number 13 but throws in some other fun facts and information as well. I can wait to read it on a Friday the 13th.

Read this with my seven year old and was an awesome way to describe superstition to children will definitely be going to look for a copy of this one to add to our home library

Thank you to NetGalley and author for the ARC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5

Superstitions and the upcoming autumn season lured me into this book for my 1st grader. The artwork is engaging, however the Greek words were impossible to pronounce for my little reader and she wasn’t really engaged in the story.

This book caught my interest by the cover and the title! My youngest daughter's birthday is Friday the 13th and I think it's fun. I actually picked it without even thinking of superstition and more so a good luck notion?!

This book dives into the thoughts of what people thing of the number 13 but in a childish manner and teaches that it IS in fact just a number and there is no reason to have fear.

The illustrations are very well done and keeps you flipping the page. However, as an adult reading this to children, it did come across a little bit wordy and they were getting restless and just wanted to flip through the page!

Thank you netgalley for the ARC copy of this book. Wow, I didn't know that much about the history of 13. All I knew was that people found the number unlucky.