I enjoyed this book and its illustrations. Nico is very cute and has some tasty adventures after bed. I personally wish it had a little more of a "time to sleep" message. It was a a cute story overall!

The idea of writing a children's book about the concept of diurn/nocturnal is a great idea. I always enjoy when an effort is made to create an informative piece for the younger audience. Overall, it could be quite fun to read during the spooky season, but personally the aesthetic didn't appeal to me. The style of the drawings wasn't my cup of tea. But it's still an interesting book for kids.

My son's review:
I loved it! Especially that they added elephants! I was scared for Nico because I thought his grandpa was going to wake up and he was going to get into trouble! I guess I'm not nocturnal, but maybe I'm like elephants who sometimes stay up late for special things.

My review:
I thought it was a cute bedtime read. My son said it was so him, as he tries to stay up late but crashes. Lol I enjoyed the facts about some animals and their tendencies. It was pretty informative but also had really cute and funny illustrations. Maybe for kids in younger ages than my own (who is 9) but he still enjoyed it!

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

This was a cute little story that I enjoyed with my son. It was educational in the sense that it included a lot of nocturnal animals but was also easy to read and follow the plot.

Kind of a cute story. Kids may enjoy it, but I don’t know if parents will love it, especially because it may give some kids ideas about getting out of bed and staying up too late.

This picture book is cute and very funny but also surprisingly educational. I had no idea that two out of every three species are nocturnal. In this book, Nico is making his way through the nighttime world, seeing how everything is different at night He has safe adventures, but understands that his main life takes place in daytime.. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for my honest review.

I love seeing children’s books like this! Creative, educational and fun! And it definitely had heart too! Perfect to snuggle up and read together before bed.

This taught me a lot too about nocturnal and other animals. And it will teach kids in a fun way, about them and why it’s important to get a good night’s sleep.

As a fellow nocturnal kid i related to nico’s story! This was such a cute story that really helps transition kids to bed time. The illustrations were fantastic and really added to the story.

This was so goofy and fun!! The main character Nico reminded me a lot of my nephew and he would absolutely adore this book! Like Nico staying up half the night playing with his dinosaurs, and eating cake instead of sleeping is 10000% my nephew, lol.

The illustrations by Gabe Jensen were hilarious. The art style made so much sense for the story though. You want it to be a little weird, because in the middle of the night when you can't sleep things start to look a little weird!

The story itself was really fun. I liked the kid trying to get around the Grandpa to get to the cake, only for Grandpa to be like "nah kid lets eat some cake sounds good to me". It was a really funny, and relatable storyline.

Nothing life changing about this story, but I can see so many kids liking it and wanting to reread it over and over again at bed time.

I'd definitely recommend! 💛

So cute! This book is perfect for young readers and those wanting to learn more about the night. I love the title!

Thank you to NetGalleyfor this e- copy of Nocturnal Nico by Gabe Jensen in exchange for a honest review. This is the perfect bedtime story about a boy named Nico who wants to stay up all night like his favorite night time creatures who are described in the book until he gets hungry and encounters another nocturnal inhabitant of the house. . Great family read.

My boys loved this book! It was educational and fun! They learned about the difference between nocturnal and diurnal and had a laugh when the ants thought the pangolin was Godzilla!

"Nocturnal Nico" is a great book to display the differing traits and adaptations between organisms that are diurnal and nocturnal. I used to work at a zoo that had a large collection of nocturnal animals, and sharing education on those species was always my favorite. The book did an excellent job at detailing what makes nocturnal creatures suited to their nighttime environments, like large, wide eyes, sensitive hearing and keen senses of smell. This book would be great for any youngster with a love of wildlife.

The book was okay for reading to my nephew, but some of the art seemed so choppy and confusing. I felt like there wasn't a clear message for the book for kids. I did love that all the animals were labeled and it even told you about them in the back of the book. That was a really fun element that was added that my nephew enjoyed.

The illustrations could have been more realistic. I find those hold a child's interest better. The story line was good however as an adult the first page Grandpa appears on should be redrawn. The lack of coloring makes it look like he's being inappropriate instead of holding a glass.

The book was beautifully written. The author made careful word choices that were very impactful. Overall, the book was well written and I did really enjoy it.

I really enjoyed how the author decided to incorporate teaching kids about nocturnal animals into a book! I love the humour and all the little details

I did expect this to be more about insomnia (aka me rn) but it was about animals instead??

The only thing I’m struggling with is trying to figure out the exact age demographic for this book - it’s a picture book but also with some harder words and “scarier” illustrations that I know small me would have not vibed with and probably wouldn’t have understood, but by the time I was say, 9ish, I read predominantly chapter books so I would have never picked it up either?

also just as a calligrapher, the text font just feels off - maybe I’m just not a fan of italics as main font

This book was good, I enjoyed the illustrations as well as the contrasting colours. I liked how the animals in the book were labeled and loved then fact pages at the end. This book would work great in a class room of younger aged children.

I could see this book being a larger board book. The art is different and seemingly hand drawn, which is a nice change from computer generated looking art. I think a lot of kids and parents can relate to kids who have a hard time sleeping and would enjoy the comparison and learning about nocturnal vs. diurnal animals. Good topic that we don't see often!

Such a cute boo! You get to learn all about nocturnal creatures through precious and fun illustrations! I can’t wait to share this read with my kiddo! Toddler parent approved 100% 💖