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Oscar discovers a buried chest. When he finally gets it open, words come out. He is disappointed at first until he discovers how much power words have. Excited to share them, he empties the chest. He sets off to find help to gather more words, and after several discouraging encounters, meets someone who shows him how easy it is to collect and share words. I love Gugger's message as she brings readers along on Oscar's adventures. They will be amused at some of the results when words are shared and celebrate the beauty and fun involved. The artwork gives insight into the story and offers further clues from the written words to the objects/beings involved.

Thank you NorthSouth Books and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this great book. This book combines a fun story with whimsical illustrations for a delightful read full of adventure. There is even a QR code for the book-centered activities. Looking forward to sharing it, along with suggested activities, with my students.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A young boy finds a chest of words and finds a way to use them helpfully.

Thank you NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for this electronic ARC of "A Chest Full of Words" by Rebecca Gugger and Simon Rothlisberger.

This book has beautiful illustrations! This is a great story to read to a classroom of students or at home to talk about vocabulary and what different words mean as well as to bring in discussion abou the 5 senses.

I love books about words and reading so was keen to read this. It's fab. The illustrations are a little like Oliver Jeffers' and Sam Winston's, which I really liked. In the story, Oscar is digging and finds a chest. The chest is full of words that he merrily flings about, where they change his environment accordingly. When the words run out, Oscar is sad and unsure of what to do, until he meets Louise, who shows him how to find words everywhere.

This book is fab and I plan to use it to inspire the displays and decoration of our school library very soon!

In A Chest Full of Words, a young reader can fall into an adventure with advanced vocabulary words. The illustrations are quirky and fun— I particularly love the ways the word play of backwards written “fluorescent.” If I was teaching this book I would have a physical treasure chest of words. Each child would get a word and have to “research” it in the dictionary and come up with other ways to say this word. So, fluorescent might be neon. I think this is an older picture book. I would use it with advanced second graders and third graders. I like the use of more advanced vocabulary in a picture book.

Delightful read which would be excellent encouraging children in building their vocabulary and spelling skills and playing with creative writing. Fun, engaging book for your classroom library!!

I can see students having so much fun with this book! Imaginative and adorable. I would love to purchase a copy of this for my classroom.

Adored this. There’s so much power in words, and I love the lesson that you can learn new things through all your five senses. Not to mention sometimes people teach you new words. Will be buying in print.

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I received an ARC of this children's book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really cute book. The story is wonderful and the pictures are very well done!

This imaginative adventure features a young boy who finds a treasure chest full of words. Hilarity ensues as Oscar tosses the words around him. Then a thoughtful neighbor teaches him how to find new words so his chest of words is never empty.

The clever illustrations are sure to delight children.

I just love it when children’s books contain an educational component. And A Chest Full of Words has just that.

With a cute storyline, A Chest Full of Words introduces a plethora of different words that is sure to expand a child’s vocabulary. It makes learning new words fun as well a challenging. And there are some challenging words that maybe too advanced for the target audience. But it’s all well and good since challenges are what exercises the brain.

The illustrations are adorable and just enhances the story to make learning entertaining.

Simply put, A Chest Full of Words is the perfect book for aspiring logophiles. Five stars.

See my full review at http://michelleardillo.com/2024/09/23/book-review-a-chest-full-of-words-by-rebecca-gugger-and-simon-rothlisberger-translated-from-the-german-by-tim-mohr/.

What a lovely book- i particularly liked the unique storyline and the wonderful art. As a professional who works with children i do think this book could be a helpful tool when talking about the importance of words and their impact on how we view the world. I felt this was a fun whimsical book hiding a very deep lesson.

Oscar discovers a locked chest and upon opening it finds that it is full of words. Discover the meaning of the words as Oscar literally applies them to things. This beautifully illustrated book is whimsical and explores the meaning or words, while introducing us to new words and their meanings. The QR code provided in the back of the book was a delight to find, with supplementary materials with activities for K-5 including a crossword, question prompt writing worksheet, word matching, a colouring activities and more.

What a fun children's book! This book not only introduces tons of new words in a way that engaging and fun for children, but also in an subtle way teaches that words have power and throwing them out willy nilly is not the best idea.

The illustrations are interesting to look at, especially as related to the words used throughout the book. It clearly demonstrates the meaning of each.

This beautiful picture book shows us the power in words and all the different ones that we can learn and use. As a former educator I can see so many wonder lesson taught using this book….a whole wall of new words drawn and posted for other to learn and enjoy.

Cute picture book celebrating words and their magic. Oscar discovers a chest full of words. Initially he isn’t sure what to do with them. But the clever illustrations show him using the words to make a bug monstrous or a bird house grandiose. He learns that you can always look for and learn new words. I thought the story was imaginative but thought I’d have to explain some of the words to younger readers. I could easily see this in my school library and would enjoy reading it to students.

This was a perfect little book! This story beautifully conveys the magic and power of language, encouraging young readers to explore the world around them with curiosity and imagination.

As for the illustrations—wow! They are absolutely stunning, vibrant, and perfectly complement the whimsical tone of the story. The book’s message of creativity and the joy of learning through words is heartfelt, and I can see myself reading this again and again. I’m already planning to buy a copy to share with my nephews.