I voluntarily read this book and I really enjoyed it. It was inventive and fun. I know my students will love it. It is a must read!

Lizzy Longlegs is a quirky spider with very long legs. I love the message of embracing your uniqueness but the book fell a bit flat for me. The rhyming text was too lengthy.

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

Thank you to NetGalley and NorthSouth Books Inc for the advanced reader copy. This is a great book for musically inclined children. The graphics were extremely eye catching and the story line goes over how sometimes adults think music should be played a certain way and younger children think it should bring good vibes and be loud!

Lizzy Longlegs comes from a very musical family. Music is their life and they take it very seriously; no fun, no dancing, no impromptu solos. Lizzy longs for a beat with some feeling in it but her father will take no part. So she decides to take matters into her own hands and organizes a surprise music festival. Anger and dismay flies across her family's faces when other musicians and friends show up to their house. Soon the beat takes over and they can't help but move and dance a long. They rock and roll the whole night through, learning one valuable lesson: music needs to felt not just heard.

This is such a fun book with a great message! Music has the power to stir emotions, especially happiness. I love the quirky illustrations and the mention of various instruments. I hope it will encourage many young readers to try a musical instrument.

Netgalley ARC - I loved this punky lil spider and her determination and confidence. The grungy art style is great and the story will resonate with music lovers of all ages for sure. Good vocab and rhymes too. Recommend!

Lizzy Longlegs is different, and she knows she's different. Why can't her family understand? This is a charming book about a young creature finding her unique voice, and the illustrations are wonderful.

Lizzy, an adorably punk spider, has a problem that many young artists struggle with-- her family simply doesn't get her creative vision. Though her mother, father, and brother all play music just like her, they are convinced that the right way to play is serious, accurate, and staid. This book follows Lizzy as she finds a way to break out of the aesthetic conventions of her family and express herself with full force. Her solution? A raucous musical festival hosted at her home, which many other types of bugs gleefully attend.

I was very charmed by this book, right from the moment I laid eyes on the delightfully 2000s-2010s era punk vibe of the cover. Lizzy's hot pink hair, striped clothes, and three pairs of what look like Doc Martins contrast delightfully with her family's Regency-inspired outfits and old-fashioned house. The narrative features rhyming text which, as someone who is very picky about rhyming in children's books, is occasionally clunky meter-wise but honestly MUCH better than most. Especially for a translation, I think it is quite well-done.

This irreverent and fun story would be perfect for creative kids who are eager to explore art and/or music on their own terms, or even caretakers who came of age during the punk/emo era and would like a bit of a nostalgia dive!