The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Scandinavia (with Scandinavia patch)

This book keeps my kids attention from start to finish. They are involved in the reading and on the edge of their seats each time. The pictures are gorgeous!!! The illustration is inspired by real buildings and sights in Scandinavia. There is education wrapped up into this magical adventure of a story as well as a moral lesson of including everyone. This has been our favorite book for a while and I only see it getting replaced by the new Lily book when she goes to Japan.As for the inappropriate wording mentioned in another review, just for context, it refers to the Vikings who get excluded from the Midsummer festival because of their bad actions in the past. Lily helps them get a second chance and part of that is them saying they won't do .......... Its history and it's factual.

Delightful romp of a story and wee adventure achieved the goal of having a read-aloud related to cultural, fun traditions. Great size of book to share on laps!However, illustrations are distractingly stylized, poor color design and crude. In the world of illustration, these were amateur and created “too small” of scale to be “enlarged” for the books format—as the pixel size blurred and flattened images making them appear “rough”. Story should re-publish w pro-illustrator and would sell a series of these clever “adventures” for many cultures! Success potential!!!

This is a little gem we found on Instagram and couldn’t be more happy with our purchase. We also have the free e-copy offered by the authors during early pandemic days. The hardback is a MUST though. Our 6 year old absolutely loves reading Lily Huckleberry’s adventures. This book is absolutely wonderful for little people who love travel, adventure, culture, and food. It actually makes an interesting read for some grown ups too. The language is easy and we love how some local words are illustrated with pronunciation. The illustrations are unique and engaging. The hard bound book is very well made. The paper and print quality is top class. I see myself gifting this book to all the little readers around me.PS : We also bought the Japan Book. Same review :)

Excellent

The creators really went out of their way to publish a book that is a work of art. From the treatment on the cover to the paper weight, to the surprise beautifully stitched patch inside, this book is a collectors dream. The fun and whimsical story works so well with the lovely illustrations. It's a bit of a read if you're used to quick chapter books, but my six year old daughter insisted we read the entire thing. Highly recommend. Oh ya, I really appreciated the pronunciation guides so that i didn't butcher the language while reading to my kid.