A nicely done, colorful guide for both parents and children. While the illustrations are definitely kid friendly with their colorful graphics, the words are obviously meant to be read by both the child and parents. I liked that concept, actually. Each term addressed is pertinent, with fun drawings to illustrate meaning, two pages per letter.

I'm pretty certain there are some excellent reminders in here for even long time web surfers, too. It's easy to become careless and complacent as we click about at random, something this reminds us isn't always good form. I won't detail the contents but will share a few. My favorite perhaps was early one as the author urges "balance", a balance between time on and offline. As much fun and addictive as endless surfing the net can be, we're remind that time away from the screen is important, too. Cyberbullies are also addressed with the advice being direct, "Don't be one".

The idea of "empathy", remembering that there's a real human (well, maybe) on the other end of the posting is emphasized, as is that one should never give away their "password". Nor should you click mindlessly. When in doubt, the book urges young uses to turn to trusted adults for guidance. As many learn to their sorrow, not all links are harmless and can, in fact, lead to major headaches. You're also reminded that every post you make, every comment you share, is most likely forever engraved in a digital footprint somewhere. I guess in the cloud? Not that this book even attempts to explain the cloud. Grin.

Bottom line, a nicely done guide with fun graphics to help guide newcomers through the basics of the web. In addition, various activities are suggested at the end, including an encouraging way to get parent and child to talk out use and create guidelines. Internet sources are also given at the end. Thanks for this peek at this handy, sadly much needed guide, #IndependentlyPublished. As noted, I lean toward thinking the idea of "balance" between screen and away time is something just about any of us who find themselves seemingly glued to the screen can use.

The book was beautifully written. Overall, I did really enjoy it. Thank you for this advance reading copy!