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This was a cute little book, and I liked that the story was short and fun to read. The main ant was cute and a great viewpoint into this story.

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I have children and one is autistic. I looked into this book and read the reviews. I thought it would be perfect for my son. We tried it but it got confusing, even for me.
There was so much going on inside.

This is my honest review. The #ARC was sent by #NetGalley and #BooksGoSocial.

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this is a unique fun book filled with fun characters and a captivating story. A magical adventure for both young and old! I loved it!

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A Whimsical Journey with Luniant: An Adventure in Curiosity and Friendship

Luniant Adventures by Amanda Moore is a delightful children's story that blends fantasy and whimsy, perfect for young readers. The book follows Luniant, a curious little ant, who dreams of building a rocket to the moon to meet the mysterious creatures dancing there. Along the way, Luniant is joined by his quirky friends, including Piki the spiderling and the Streaks sisters, who bring humor and excitement to the tale.

What makes this book stand out is its vivid artwork and interactive elements. The illustrations are vibrant and clean and capture children's attention, while some pages include QR codes that bring the story to life through animations, adding a unique twist. The book is particularly well-suited for early readers, offering valuable lessons on friendship, perseverance, and creativity. Its simple, heartwarming storytelling and engaging characters have the ability to foster imaginative thinking.

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3.5 Stars

I grabbed this book to read to my daughter because I thought the cover looked really cute. This was a cool “interactive” book where some pages have a QR code that you can scan and then the illustrations come to life. I think it’s a cool concept but it was a bit fliddly to stop reading and then scan the code and watch the video, but it is really cool. This did remind me of A Bug’s Life which I love. The story didn’t hold my daughter’s attention so I just finished reading it by myself. The actual illustrations were out of this world. They were so clean and vibrant and nice to look at.
I would recommend this book but maybe to someone with a bit more of an attention span than my child lol.

Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the review copy.

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This was seriously so fun. I loved the adventures of this little big. The interactive illustrations were fun

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This was such a lovely book. The artwork is one of the best I’ve ever seen in a children’s book. I didn’t really care for the first couple of short stories but the main story, Journey to the Moon, was so much fun! I would have happily given this a 5 star review but I don’t like the QR codes. Kids spend enough time on screens and they doesn’t need to be brought into reading. This book was amazing on its own.

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Luniant is a fun adventure. The pictures are stunning and the embedded videos were my toddler’s favorite part. After finishing the story, we went back and watched all the videos several more times each.

We really liked the first part with the short stories and the blogger persona of luniant. The stories accompanied by the beautiful illustrations and the videos really brought Luniant to life. The content was great for the toddler/preschool age - bugs, silly names, and adventure.

The transition to the chapter story was a little odd following the introduction. There were a few pages of the story that didn’t make sense -a major one was the elder’s wisdom chapter and his exclamation that they’ve already done something like this and they have the power of wishing and magically he knows to light matches with sunlight through a magnifying glass was an odd stretch from the library for blueprints to the magical all knowing elder for dreams coming true by lighting a match.

There was also a major missed opportunity to have a video of the rocket taking off. My toddler asked several times for a video after the waterfall video, but that was unfortunately the last one instead of the finale of the story.

We would read this again for the illustrations and the videos alone.

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Honestly, it wasn’t a bad book but it was too short for me and felt like it wasn’t for my age. (I’m 10).It was a really good book for maybe a 6 year old. It was about a little ant who blogs about his life as an adventurous bug who loves to hang out with his best friends. The start of his adventures was an attempt to make a rocket ship to the moon.

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Really cute chapter book! I liked the interactive illustrations! The story was super cute. My 8 year old loved it.

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Luniant Adventures by Amanda Moore is an engaging tale that effortlessly blends fantasy and adventure. Set in a vividly imagined world, the story follows a group of young heroes as they embark on a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists and magical discoveries. This was a fun and enjoyable read, perfect for fans of light-hearted fantasy adventures.

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