This is a non-fiction book that involves a trip around the world peeking inside people's homes and yards. Whether they live in a house or an apartment we get to see their homes through the eyes of the animals that live with them or near them. Each two page spread was narrated by an animal (usually a pet) telling something about the home or life of the inhabitant. The illustrations were wonderful. They were not just the home, but the neighbourhood or surrounding area. They were extremely detailed and busy. There were a couple of them where I had trouble finding the animal, but did eventually. The colours used were vibrant and bright and added to the enjoyment. You could take a lot of time looking at all areas of the illustrations to see everything. Vocabulary development with young children is a big plus. Some countries were featured more than once, but from different areas and with different styles of homes. (i.e. USA, Spain, France). This would make a good introduction to a unit on homes, customs, travel and children around the world. A nice addition to a school library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
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Peek inside apartments, houses and backyards as our pet friends lead you on a journey around the world to visit their homes.

First, the picture part of the picture book:
Vibrant, bold, intense, sometimes too intense. I had to take a minute to relax my eyeballs after all the imagery overload!

There is so much colorful detail, readers can look for ages, and keep finding new parts to the picture, cheekily tucked away. I actually missed one of the cats and had to do a thorough scan to find the kitty. After I finished the book, I went back through the pages and discovered even more.

I like that the pets' voices told the story, and that they were all distinctive. I like that each two-page scene introduced readers to a new pet. Giethoorn, the Netherlands was my favorite scene. Plus, bonus Pug, but I will not spoil the surprise by telling you where!

I initially would have liked to see only one scene from each country, but they locations were so charming and different that I really did not mind that some countries were featured multiple times after all.

What a great gift for a child, to be read to them, or for a young reader to explore themselves.

*eARC Netgalley* ( )