I loved this book! I had never read anything like it, and it left a deep impression in me.

I think this idea of presenting situations from different perspectives to help us see the whole picture is genius. And it can help children be more aware that their perspective may not be the only one, and they may be missing stuff.

The Overlook Book is a book about perspectives; how the overlook changes your mood, your understanding, and also the readers' POV for others in various situations.
The art style is not something I would normally go for, but I loved it. It was fresh and an ideal fit for this book.
I will read this again with my child.
The themes are 5/5.

A beautiful, and unusual, picture book that asks readers to explore new perspectives both literally and emotionally. As the gentle rhymes ask the reader to pay attention to their world and the detailed images turn the familiar into the fantastical, the emotional meaning of each image shifts as the change in visual perspective.

As the story moves from playgrounds to living rooms, from oceans to community gatherings, it encourages readers to explore their own family traditions and community spaces from a new angle. While young children might enjoy creating their own "overlooked" art or hunting for the hearts scattered across the pages of the book, older readers will enjoy the encouragement to explore and shift the larger world around them. Thank you to NetGalley for access to this wonderful arc.

I love the message of this book. What I loved more was the pictures. The illustrations were creative and really rounded out the message that by looking at things differently we can see new things and have new experiences.

This was such a cute idea but the execution was lacking. It came off as more preachy than inspirational.

I really hoped for more from this book. The art was very clever, but a few of the pages didn't land the same rewarding "payoff" feeling, there was no twist. And there were some pages with hearts but not others, so it wasn't clear if that was supposed to be a real theme or not. Again, very interested concept with promise, but the final execution wasn't 100% there for me.

A wonderful selection of scenarios where different perspectives can add to the overall story.

The examples are relatable and the art style is simple enough for children to fill in the blanks.

The text is clear and the language choice is great.

I would use this for teaching POV in writing.

This book for children 5-7 focuses on getting a different outlook by changing your perspective, shown by illustrations looking at a situation close up, and then through a bird's eye view. While the concept is creative, the execution missed for me.

This book teaches kids about the value of looking at things from someone else's perspective, and uses different angles on papercut collage art to illustrate its points. The concept is nice, but the execution left a lot to be desired. The text is extremely preachy and doesn't flow well, and the rhymes are very forced. The art is interesting, but it sometimes gets a little confusing, and it can be difficult to tell what you're looking at in some of the photos because of the lack of dimension.

The concept is original and the message noteworthy. It gives food for thought to readers of all ages. Children will learn to practice shifting viewpoints. However, I wasn't convinced with the visual execution. I felt it lacked some warmth and was a bit too raw in its style.

"The Overlook Book" by Megan Fullmer Perry is a children's book about considering different viewpoints and perspectives. Beautiful artwork. The book was uplifting but a bit sentimental for my tastes.

I found it very hard to rate children's books so everything is a 5 star read for me!!
I really loved this book, the illustrations are so beautiful and captivating that I found myself smiling through every page I read.
The story itself is very beaitiful and inspiring <3

This was a wonderful visual that served as a catalyst for my 5 year old to ask lots of questions about different life situations. We even read it a second time to see what new changes we could find in each picture and related it to how we might perceive or be able to see one thing but there may be a list of issues in someone’s life that we are completely unaware of.
It prompted a nice discussion about how what we present outwardly to the world isn’t always accurate or representative of how we are feeling on the inside. And we also talked about how simple kindness and compassion goes a long way - you never know what someone is going through in their daily life and kindness is one of the ways you can always put your best foot forward.
My daughter recognized the loneliness associated with lack of support in the “initial view” perspectives but we talked about how if the characters were real they would be friends with each other, okay together, help one another.
I think this is a wonderful book to help children grow more compassionate for others.