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Silly Boobies: A Love Story
From a New York Times bestselling author and a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning illustrator, a playful story about finding common ground when you least expect it.
Blue-footed boobies live on one rock. Red-footed boobies live on another. Blues and Reds keep apart…until one day a pair runs into each other and falls in love. Their families don’t approve. Silly boobies! But when something wonderful happens, can everyone finally agree?
Blue-footed boobies live on one rock. Red-footed boobies live on another. Blues and Reds keep apart…until one day a pair runs into each other and falls in love. Their families don’t approve. Silly boobies! But when something wonderful happens, can everyone finally agree?
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Published August 1, 2024
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November 26, 2025Cute but could have been better. It had a great chance to explain judging by appearances or clan mentality, but didn't capitalise on it. The result is sweet but half-baked.
July 3, 2024
Good thought, just lacks proper execution
I really liked that this story was about loving someone no matter what they looked like or what others thought.
I felt the story was a bit rushed and underdeveloped however. The story felt a little cold as well, missing that warm fuzzy feeling you get when reading a kids book.
It took about 5 minutes to read and had so many missed opportunities for really touching on the non-discrimination part (the birds have either red or blue feet and stick to their own kind).
So, it was an ok read for me, I wouldn’t read it again.
I really liked that this story was about loving someone no matter what they looked like or what others thought.
I felt the story was a bit rushed and underdeveloped however. The story felt a little cold as well, missing that warm fuzzy feeling you get when reading a kids book.
It took about 5 minutes to read and had so many missed opportunities for really touching on the non-discrimination part (the birds have either red or blue feet and stick to their own kind).
So, it was an ok read for me, I wouldn’t read it again.
July 17, 2024
The cutest little story!
When this book showed up in “first reads” I absolutely had to get it. It’s sort of a riff on Romeo and Juliet except with a happy ending. This thing made me smile throughout and I think kids (and kids at heart) will love this story with its colorful and adorable illustrations. I also liked the little notes at the end about the different kinds of boobies. Highly recommended.
When this book showed up in “first reads” I absolutely had to get it. It’s sort of a riff on Romeo and Juliet except with a happy ending. This thing made me smile throughout and I think kids (and kids at heart) will love this story with its colorful and adorable illustrations. I also liked the little notes at the end about the different kinds of boobies. Highly recommended.
December 17, 2024
Best read of 2024
December 17, 2024
Amazing, show stopping. Never been done before.
July 27, 2024
This book is silly, everyone knows that blue footed boobies are the best boobies.
August 8, 2024
This book is so stinkin' cute, AND has an amazing message!
I read this cute story about a blue footed boobie falling in love with a red footed boobie to my three kiddos, and they loved it! Not only is the story great, but the illustrations are fantastic. What fun!
Thank you, NetGalley, and Two Lions for an advanced copy of Silly Boobies in exchange for an honest review. We loved it and I've already recommended it to several friends with kids.
I read this cute story about a blue footed boobie falling in love with a red footed boobie to my three kiddos, and they loved it! Not only is the story great, but the illustrations are fantastic. What fun!
Thank you, NetGalley, and Two Lions for an advanced copy of Silly Boobies in exchange for an honest review. We loved it and I've already recommended it to several friends with kids.
July 5, 2024
This is a free Prime selection for the month. I finished the book a few minutes ago and I am still smiling. It is a cute picture book featuring red footed boobies and blue footed boobies who do not get along, until romance enters the scene. The illustrations are great. This quick book is educational, because it explains a bit about real boobies and their habits. I am a birdwatcher and I also enjoy reading picture books to children. It is a win-win.
5 stars
5 stars
July 6, 2024
"It's called love, you silly boobies!"
A delightful children's picture book! It is available as one of the two free Kindle choices that you get on Prime First Reads for July. It is adorable!
A delightful children's picture book! It is available as one of the two free Kindle choices that you get on Prime First Reads for July. It is adorable!
December 17, 2024
Good children’s book for parents who need a laugh after reading the same book to their child for the 100th time. No critiques.
July 5, 2024
Free First Reads | Sweet, but short | I expected about five more pages, and I think as it is, it wouldn't become a regular read for Kiddos, because it wouldn't be memorable enough for them to ask for it. But it is sweet and the artwork is strong, cheerful and bright, with enough to look at on the page for developing brains, but not too much.
July 2, 2024
Silly and cute, I love the title.
July 2, 2024
Cute and Inspiring
How cute! A story about differences coming together to love and appreciate each other. I recommend this hopeful tale to all people willing to learn.
How cute! A story about differences coming together to love and appreciate each other. I recommend this hopeful tale to all people willing to learn.
November 13, 2024
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of
Silly Boobies.
This is a frickin' cute book about love and acceptance with boobies instead of humans.
I prefer animals over people sometimes. Most times.
The illustrations are adorable and I especially love how the boobies met accidentally because they were both reading books.
I learned quite a few things about boobies myself.
The tone is just right, the language humorous and straight forward, not dumbed down.
The happy ending leaves room for further discussion if children have questions.
This is a frickin' cute book about love and acceptance with boobies instead of humans.
I prefer animals over people sometimes. Most times.
The illustrations are adorable and I especially love how the boobies met accidentally because they were both reading books.
I learned quite a few things about boobies myself.
The tone is just right, the language humorous and straight forward, not dumbed down.
The happy ending leaves room for further discussion if children have questions.
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August 16, 2024This is such a silly and fun book about acceptance- a value that every human needs to learn. The illustrations are very simple, and I loved the balance between the pictures and the text. At the end, the book also features some extra information with pictures of boobies (they're actual birds and I didn't know that before reading this), so that's interesting for kids too. 100% recommend for kids as young as babies.
August 26, 2024
I loved this book. It's just so much fun to say boobies! The blue footed boobies didn't like the red footed boobies and vice versa. But the these two fell in love, kind of Romeo and Juliette, but with a much happier ending! Perfect for children to learn that just because somebody is different, it does not mean they are any better or worse than you. Be kind! Loved the illustrations.
Thank you very much to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!
Thank you very much to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!
October 22, 2024
Delightful! A retelling of Romeo and Juliet with boobies. The art is great, the wise old hermit crab is hilarious, and the message is clear - don't judge others because they are different from you.
There's a meet cute when the two boobies run into each other while reading, and the crab performs the wedding ceremony "thanks to a certificate he got on the internet." (Hahaha!)
Seriously, this could spark a great conversation about getting along.
There's a meet cute when the two boobies run into each other while reading, and the crab performs the wedding ceremony "thanks to a certificate he got on the internet." (Hahaha!)
Seriously, this could spark a great conversation about getting along.
February 24, 2025
An adorable children’s picture book about discrimination and love. I loved that our main boobies were readers. The illustrations are cute and colorful. While the story isn’t too new to me, it’s still a great lesson for children. The end has some real facts about red and blue footed boobies, as well as other species. I hadn’t even realized there were red footed boobies.
July 13, 2024
Silly Boobies a Love Story. OMG! This book is so adorable! Not only that, but the smart birds are book readers. Woo! Hoo! They teach all of us a valuable lesson that one group is the same as their neighbors.
September 23, 2024
Cute book!!
August 10, 2024
An adorable story about not judging a book by its cover and love despite differences.
Silly Boobies is a humerous and wholesome story perfect for the whole family
Silly Boobies is a humerous and wholesome story perfect for the whole family
August 8, 2024
A cute story, with even cuter illustrations, and a lovely life lesson snuck in for good measure. Highly recommend for the little people in your life.
July 24, 2024
Silly boobies
This story was cute and my son and I did giggle. I absolutely loved the "colorful" ending. Hint hint. 😉
This story was cute and my son and I did giggle. I absolutely loved the "colorful" ending. Hint hint. 😉
September 1, 2024
I received Silly Boobies: a Love Story, by Ame Duck man from the Prime Benefits Program.
It is a fun children's book about two types of Boobies, the red footed and the blue footed that didn't socialize with one another. Then a red footed and blue footed boobie became friends, mated and had a purple footed boobie. All families became friends because of this child. So many lessons for teaching social skills.
It is a fun children's book about two types of Boobies, the red footed and the blue footed that didn't socialize with one another. Then a red footed and blue footed boobie became friends, mated and had a purple footed boobie. All families became friends because of this child. So many lessons for teaching social skills.
January 1, 2025
A hilarious and adorable book. The littles loved it. And it was funny just sitting there saying boobies over and over again
August 4, 2024
I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher, for which I thank them.
“Silly Boobies: A Love Story” is by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Christopher Weyant. This is a children’s book with adorable color illustrations. On it’s surface, this is a book about one of my favorite birds - the Boobies (both red and blue). A red footed boobie and a blue footed boobie meet and decide to marry - getting flack from both families for this oddness. Amusingly, when they have a baby - both sets of boobies want to claim their baby as theirs (and wisely, the parents say “It’s ours!”). Yes, one can dig deeper - and I’m sure a lot of adult readers will (and maybe some of the slightly older kids too). If I had grandchildren, I’d’ve gotten this book for the illustrations alone … and it’s about Boobies, such an under represented bird in my very biased opinion. Now, if you look at it logically (boo! hiss!), red footed and blue footed boobies do not mate for a variety of reasons (although how amazingly cool would a purple footed boobie be?) - but that’s really my logical brain getting in the way of a good cute story. I do wish that my other favorite boobie (masked!) had made an appearance - but maybe that’ll be the next book. I would’ve preferred that a Sally Go Lightly crab had been there instead of a hermit crab - but this may not have taken place on the Galapagos Islands, so I’ll give Ms. Dyckman a pass there. Put politics aside - and “wokeness” aside if possible … it’s a cute short children’s book with incredible illustrations and a cute story.
“Silly Boobies: A Love Story” is by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Christopher Weyant. This is a children’s book with adorable color illustrations. On it’s surface, this is a book about one of my favorite birds - the Boobies (both red and blue). A red footed boobie and a blue footed boobie meet and decide to marry - getting flack from both families for this oddness. Amusingly, when they have a baby - both sets of boobies want to claim their baby as theirs (and wisely, the parents say “It’s ours!”). Yes, one can dig deeper - and I’m sure a lot of adult readers will (and maybe some of the slightly older kids too). If I had grandchildren, I’d’ve gotten this book for the illustrations alone … and it’s about Boobies, such an under represented bird in my very biased opinion. Now, if you look at it logically (boo! hiss!), red footed and blue footed boobies do not mate for a variety of reasons (although how amazingly cool would a purple footed boobie be?) - but that’s really my logical brain getting in the way of a good cute story. I do wish that my other favorite boobie (masked!) had made an appearance - but maybe that’ll be the next book. I would’ve preferred that a Sally Go Lightly crab had been there instead of a hermit crab - but this may not have taken place on the Galapagos Islands, so I’ll give Ms. Dyckman a pass there. Put politics aside - and “wokeness” aside if possible … it’s a cute short children’s book with incredible illustrations and a cute story.
November 1, 2024
❤️ The title got your attention didn’t it!? 😊
💙 My mom is a huge bird lover/photographer, so I was aware of boobies before I saw this book. But once I saw the title and the terrific boobies on the cover, I knew I had to read it. It’s just too funny!
❤️ This adorable book delivers a great message – being different (like red-footed vs blue-footed boobies) doesn’t mean we can’t love and accept each other and sometimes it just takes a couple of brave boobies to make a big difference!
💙 Plus, the boobies in the book like to read! LOVE THAT!
❤️ To prove that adults can learn something from reading children’s books, here is what I learned from this one. First, I learned that a group of Boobies is called a congress, which seems appropriate. 😊 I also learned that the name Booby comes from the Spanish word bobo which means clown or foolish. Now you know too!
💙 I can’t recommend this book enough. It is absolutely delightful, silly, fun, packed with boobies, and it has a great message! Seriously, it’s kinda perfect!
Thank you @netgalley and Two Lions for sending me an eARC of this book, which I have read and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
💙 My mom is a huge bird lover/photographer, so I was aware of boobies before I saw this book. But once I saw the title and the terrific boobies on the cover, I knew I had to read it. It’s just too funny!
❤️ This adorable book delivers a great message – being different (like red-footed vs blue-footed boobies) doesn’t mean we can’t love and accept each other and sometimes it just takes a couple of brave boobies to make a big difference!
💙 Plus, the boobies in the book like to read! LOVE THAT!
❤️ To prove that adults can learn something from reading children’s books, here is what I learned from this one. First, I learned that a group of Boobies is called a congress, which seems appropriate. 😊 I also learned that the name Booby comes from the Spanish word bobo which means clown or foolish. Now you know too!
💙 I can’t recommend this book enough. It is absolutely delightful, silly, fun, packed with boobies, and it has a great message! Seriously, it’s kinda perfect!
Thank you @netgalley and Two Lions for sending me an eARC of this book, which I have read and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
August 7, 2024
The blue-footed boobies nested on the ground on their rock, the red-footed ones, on shrubs and small trees on theirs. Would it even be possible for the boobies to get along, to meet in the middle on the little rock inhabited by the wise hermit crab?
By accident, a nerdy red booby bumps into an erudite blue booby while each has their nose in a book. They make eye contact…look into each other's eyes. They would gain a lot of love if they both give a little…when I start flying your way and you start flying mine.
This delightfully funny picture book will create laugh out loud moments as the expressive hermit crab encourages the blue and red congresses of boobies to mingle. The full saturation colorful artwork is rendered in an uncomplicated simple style. Fun facts include booby courtship rituals such as dancing (raising and showing off their feet) and exchanging sticks. True love can prevail! Highly recommended for the little ones.
Thank you Two Lions and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
By accident, a nerdy red booby bumps into an erudite blue booby while each has their nose in a book. They make eye contact…look into each other's eyes. They would gain a lot of love if they both give a little…when I start flying your way and you start flying mine.
This delightfully funny picture book will create laugh out loud moments as the expressive hermit crab encourages the blue and red congresses of boobies to mingle. The full saturation colorful artwork is rendered in an uncomplicated simple style. Fun facts include booby courtship rituals such as dancing (raising and showing off their feet) and exchanging sticks. True love can prevail! Highly recommended for the little ones.
Thank you Two Lions and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
August 12, 2024
*Silly Boobies* by Ame Dyckman is a delightful and charming read that will bring smiles to both children and adults alike. This very cute story is filled with humor and whimsy, capturing the playful essence of its titular characters.
The book's illustrations are vibrant and engaging, perfectly complementing the lighthearted tone of the story. Each page is a visual treat, drawing readers into a world where silly antics are the norm. Ame Dyckman's writing is both witty and endearing, making it a joy to read aloud.
The narrative is simple yet effective, focusing on the fun and absurdity that can be found in everyday situations. This makes it an excellent choice for young readers who are just starting to explore the joys of storytelling. The book's humor is universal, ensuring that it will be enjoyed by kids and parents alike.
Overall, *Silly Boobies* is a wonderfully cute and entertaining book that is sure to become a favorite in any household. Its combination of charming illustrations and delightful storytelling makes it a must-read for anyone looking to add a bit of silliness and joy to their reading time.
The book's illustrations are vibrant and engaging, perfectly complementing the lighthearted tone of the story. Each page is a visual treat, drawing readers into a world where silly antics are the norm. Ame Dyckman's writing is both witty and endearing, making it a joy to read aloud.
The narrative is simple yet effective, focusing on the fun and absurdity that can be found in everyday situations. This makes it an excellent choice for young readers who are just starting to explore the joys of storytelling. The book's humor is universal, ensuring that it will be enjoyed by kids and parents alike.
Overall, *Silly Boobies* is a wonderfully cute and entertaining book that is sure to become a favorite in any household. Its combination of charming illustrations and delightful storytelling makes it a must-read for anyone looking to add a bit of silliness and joy to their reading time.
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August 14, 2024
Silly Boobies by Ame Dyckman was a little book that had me and my nephew O laugh out loud!
Especially when O thought I was talking about something else, he never heard of Boobies the pretty birds with a big blue beak and blue feet!!!!! (one of the Boobies has red feet in this book) They are so pretty.
There are 2 kinds of boobies Now one has blue-footed boobies and they live on one rock.
The red-footed boobies live on another rock. Now, the Blues and Reds are kept apart…...until one day a pair runs into each other and falls in love. WoW.....a love story in the making!
But, their families don’t approve. Silly boobies!
Something wonderful happens, can everyone finally agree?
We giggled all the through reading this book. It was beautiful book that was so colourful all the way through.......This was a special book that made my nephew laugh - and that sound is one of the best sounds you can hear.
Big Thank you, NetGalley, and Two Lions for my ARC and to hear my nephew O lol
Especially when O thought I was talking about something else, he never heard of Boobies the pretty birds with a big blue beak and blue feet!!!!! (one of the Boobies has red feet in this book) They are so pretty.
There are 2 kinds of boobies Now one has blue-footed boobies and they live on one rock.
The red-footed boobies live on another rock. Now, the Blues and Reds are kept apart…...until one day a pair runs into each other and falls in love. WoW.....a love story in the making!
But, their families don’t approve. Silly boobies!
Something wonderful happens, can everyone finally agree?
We giggled all the through reading this book. It was beautiful book that was so colourful all the way through.......This was a special book that made my nephew laugh - and that sound is one of the best sounds you can hear.
Big Thank you, NetGalley, and Two Lions for my ARC and to hear my nephew O lol
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