Full of beautiful artwork, this delightful children’s book highlights the different seasons and celebrations through a full year. On each page, the bright colors, fun “look and find” activities, and simple text will keep even the youngest children engaged. Interesting choice to feature a family who moves to a new home, and my only criticism is that this aspect could have been featured even more prominently to address the anxieties children can have when moving, rather than mentioning it only at the very beginning and then only referencing people visiting from their old home. Probably best suited for ages 0-4,

I'd like to thank NetGalley for the eARC of this book, "All in a Year," by Chihiro Takeuchi. This book is a sequel to the book "All in a Day" and it describes the activities of the Tanaka family throughout one year of their lives. Each page describes an activity in a specific location, and provides prompts like a seek-and-find book. The art style is bright and cheerful, which surely will draw in children. While I found the text to be sometimes clunky and sometimes too generic, the book moves at a nice pace. I do question the age group for this book though, as the art is sometimes more representational/symbolic and other times more realistic, which could could confuse children. Ultimately, this is a nice book for engaging children, and could be a great option for a kindergarten teacher to read or leave for a substitute, especially as it provides the prompts.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the eARC! A cute story about what happens throughout the year. I like how the book talks about seasons and the pictures are the same just highlighting the differences each season brings.

I really liked this book! An excellent sequel to All in a Day, and I loved to see how the characters from that book developed in this one. I also really enjoy the scavenger hunt aspect of these books. I feel like that would be very fun for younger readers, and it would also help keep them engaged. Very charming!

Beautiful illustrations with lots to look at on each page. Simple story includes interactive prompts to dive deeper into the pictures on each page. Great book to share with a curious young reader that loves every detail.

For an interactive book like this, it's all in the illustrations. I found them a little confusing in terms of what country they were trying to represent. I see Japanese culture, but American style homes. But for a small child, this makes no difference at all and if the illustrations are engaging and if they spark conversation between an adult and a child, that's fine. It would not be my first choice for a gift, but it would be nice to see this in libraries and school classrooms.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. It's a bit awkward, but I bet small children will love it.

A charming mix of question and answer prompts mixing finding hidden objects with counting and describing people or things. As a Japanese American, I found the mix of international holiday traditions with Japanese cultural holidays/traditions to be a nice balance that's both accessible for any type of young reader/listener. The illustrations were appealing and easy to see, though the text size felt rather small compared to the rest of the book's contents. Additionally, certain prompts' phrasing felt a bit awkward or had rather complex vocabulary, lending this book to be one that may be understood better if read aloud to young children as opposed to them reading it themselves. Otherwise, the book had a cute story and had variety to keep young readers interested and engaged.

I received an electronic ARC from Publisher Spotlight through NetGalley.
The Tanaka family is moving when the book starts. Readers get to spend time with them for the next year as they settle in and enjoy each month/season. I appreciate the challenges for readers on each page spread. They need to find items that connect to the text. The artwork is done in a simple style. Some of the text does not flow well but the overall story works.

A family moves into a new house, and we get to see the many seasons of their lives. This is an interactive book that asks questions on each page.