Mother of two here, and we thought Camillia and the Fall Festival, by Julie Dillemuth, was so cute! Although the story was predictable, we love to swap out our books for the season so this would be perfect to add to our fall collection. The illustrations, by Laura Wood, were beautiful! We loved that the main character was a warthog. The kids loved pointing out all the different animals working together to recreate the fall festival. There were a few phrases that my 8-year-old didn’t recognize, while reading to my 5-year-old, but we would recommend this to another family as a fall-themed book to add to their seasonal collection.

Thank you to NetGalley and Magination Press for this eARC!

Netgalley ARC- enjoyable for sure! I appreciate the themes of spatial thinking and problem-solving as a community, especially in the face of what feels like a problem too large to handle.

Camilla plans a fall festival, but things don't go her way. She and her friends learn to adapt to overcome the obstacle. My children really enjoyed this one.

I was really excited to see another book about Camilla the cartographer, and this book makes you want to instantly transport to fall. Everyone loves a fall festival-- combined with a treasure hunt, and you can't ask for much more. I loved that the book didn't gloss over the friends' initial disappointment when they saw everything ruined by the windstorm. It was a great lesson in turning something disappointing into something positive. We often do scavenger hunts at home, and this book offered great inspiration to add mapping to our next one!

My family loves these books about Camilla the cartographer, and this is another cute addition! The time is approaching for the fall festival, and the forest animals are busy preparing. But when a storm messes up their plans, can Camilla help save the day? The story is sweet and wholesome, the characters are kind, and the illustrations are lovely. The book ends with notes for parents about topics covered and how they can be applied at home. I highly recommend these sweet stories!

Thank you to American Psychological Association for gifting me with an ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

A captivating children's story about a wild boar that is trying to save a fall festival. Dillemuth astonishes the reader with charming descriptions of autumn and a unique array of characters. With a clear-cut conflict and solution, Dillemuth takes us on an adventure as we uncover the story of a wild boar and its friends trying to preserve a fall festival.

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

This is an adorable book. The pictures and the story are both really cute!

Thank you to NetGalley and American Psychological Association for the eARC!
This book is adorable! The illustrations were beautifully done and I loved the cast of characters. The book was short and sweet but it delivered a great message about adaptability and working together as a community. I would enjoy using this in a fall lesson for my language groups.

Camilla is so excited for the fall festival, but it seems like nothing can go right! She ends up finding new ways to make sure the festival can still happen, even if it's different from this time around. The illustrations are very sweet.

Camilla and the Fall Festival is a sweet picture book that manages to fit in many important skills and coping mechanisms in a short story (flexible thinking, appreciating traditions, and spatial thinking). I really liked that there were ways to expand on the three listed at the end. This would be helpful for families or adults reading this book with children.

Thanks to APA and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review.

Overall, the book was well written and I did really enjoy it. Thank you for this advance reading copy!

Cute and bright fall themed book that can be read in any season. Teamwork and great illustrations. I will have to look more into this series

So cute! The one downside I found with the eARC is that the white font against a light green background was very hard to see.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by the publisher, American Psychological Association, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was such an adorable story about a festival that goes away. Someone everything adorably comes together. Beautiful illustrations.