Lucy and Company

My daughter loves the map, and I love that there are small gaps in the action that we can discuss how things might have happened (like, why did Dot drop her snack in the pond? what might have been happening?).I found this book first at our local library when my daughter was 3, and now she's 6 and still loves these characters.

Great story book, nicely illustrated!

This book is great quality and my niece, Lucy, loves it.

My favorite book by Marianne Dubuc is "Mr. Postmouse's Rounds", which follows a postmouse as he makes deliveries at all of the neighborhood animals' homes. It's loaded with sly and clever visual jokes. One of her other books, "The Bus Ride" is a perceptive and touching tale about a little girl riding the bus, alone for the first time, to her grandmother's house.This book is a bit different and seems aimed at a younger group of readers. We follow Lucy and her animal friends on three seperate mild adventures - a picnic, a treasure hunt, and a search to build a nest for some newly hatched chicks. There is minimal text and the action is mild. But, that said, each story ends with a bit of a joke or a twist, (especially the treasure hunt), that a youngster would probably find very amusing.What Dubuc does is introduce some passing fact or event early in each story that seems inconsequential. At the end, though, that bit of unrelated business comes back in to neatly tie up the tale. It's not exactly O. Henry, but I appreciate the fact that the stories are more than just cute rabbit tales.Dubuc uses a subdued pastel palette and softly drawn lines to create a very mellow, but clear, visual experience. The result is fun but quiet, which seems just right for a calming and relaxing read.So, another fine and rewarding choice for the family library, with just the right balance of action and humor. (Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

Sweetly illustrated, this book reminds me of the simple, friendly stories of my own childhood. There’s nothing sly or wink-wink about it, nothing trying to also appeal to the grownups. These stories are about friendship and childhood, with no big “message” involved.Possible Objectionable Material:A child alone in the woods.Who Might Like This Book:Children who like simple, non-threatening, non-preachy stories with simple illustrations. This is definitely for the pre-K to grade 1 or 2 crowd; I'd disregard that suggested 8-12 age range.Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC.

Lucy and Company by Marianne Dubuc is a fun book with three short stories about friendship. Lucy and her friends are quite unique making this book interesting to young children who love the idea of animal friends. The stories are simple and the illustrations well-drawn but not overwhelming. Sometimes simple is best as it was in this case The stories are not complex but had a few surprises that were quite cute.I read these three in one sitting with my 5-year-old grandson. He enjoyed all three especially the “snack” shouting “Don’t eat me.” His favorite was the last one, “The Hatchlings”. I won’t give the plot away but will say the first two stories seemed to lead up to this one since and added character from an earlier story made quite an impression in this one. When I asked my grandson to rate this set of short stories concerning Lucy and friends, he said, “A definite 5 stars for the last one and 4 stars for the other two.” I will go with that too, especially since the book is geared toward his age. Lucy and Company can be read to a child or an early reader could read themselves.4.5 StarsThe publisher through Net Galley provided a copy.

Whimsical, playful, masterful. Elegant simplicity with surprising twists. Friendship, diversity in three connected stories combined into one picture book. The illustrations are as lighthearted as the text. This book is large a warm blanket...comforting and happiness inducing.

This picture book contains three separate stories: "The Snack," in which Lucy and friends share a snack--and meet a new friend; "The Treasure Hunt," in which the friends get a little off track on their treasure hunt but eventually find what they are looking for, and "The Hatchlings," in which the friends find some baby birds who need a warm home."The Hatchlings" was probably my favorite of the three stories; "The Snack" was definitely my least favorite--that one was kind of boring, in my opinion.The illustrations are cute enough, but for me, there wasn't really anything that made this book stand out from the thousands of other picture books I've read.I read a copy through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.