Ok, first of all, this is a beautiful book. I love the design with its vivid colors and high contrast, especially how the spreads could capture your attention even when there were no words on the page.

The story is sweet: it captures the feeling of a badger slowly starting to fall in love and facing all the uncertainty and vulnerability of that.

The only thing is… that character arc is a little unclear. Quite a few pages hinted at the badger’s inner conflict, but the illustration couldn’t quite fill in the gaps. As a result, I found myself wondering if kids would even understand the nuance of the situation. I think that part could be finessed a bit but otherwise this is a really lovely book.


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4 stars because the illustrations are beautiful and I love the minimal colors used, but the page with Owl telling Badger to trust its feelings is rather long and rambles.

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This is the third in a series of children's books starting the blue badger, this time about sharing and making new friends in the process. Not necessarily easy for any of us, but an important lesson to learn! The illustrations are simple and plain, but evocative. The message is a bit oblique - the kids I read this with had to have it teased out more than perhaps it should have been.

I have really enjoyed the previous Blue Badger books. This unfortunately did not feel right to me. I enjoyed the lesson of seeing the beauty in more than just food (that part is super relatable. I, too, love blueberries), but it was incredibly awkward to read a sudden love story. These books are for little kids and romance doesn't need to be shoved down their throats so early. Will I continue to recommend the Blue Badger books? Of course, because the artwork is charming, but this one hit differently.

The illustrations in this book are beautiful. However, the storyline was a but odd for a childrens book and not at all what I expected. Although I think children would listen and enjoy the book, I don't think they would understand it.

The next Blue Badger book finds him eating delicious berries and stumbling across love. The illustrations were cute, but I wish there was a little more to the story.

Blue Badger meets a new friend and a new berry too, both of which he really likes. I enjoyed the adorable back and forth flirting of the badgers, but especially enjoyed the way both badgers were obsessed with berries above all else. The art is whimsical and fun. The blues and reds stand out and make for a beautiful addition to the words.

This was an adorable kids book. I loved the story, the art work, and the premise! Badger finding love was so cute and it reminds of Worm loves Worm!

This starts out as a story about a badger loving some berries…then turns into weird story about maybe sharing? flirting? boundaries? I don’t know. The underlying theme was not abundantly clear and the second badger was disconcertingly flirtatious with no buildup or context. Then it abruptly ends. The illustrations were nice but not what I would call eye candy.

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I didn’t realize this was the third book in a series. I might’ve liked it more if I had read the first books. But I was mostly confused and my kids were especially confused. So as it stands, i’d only recommend this to people who loved the first Blue Badger books.

I would purchase this for my three year old. She absolutely loves blueberries. The artwork is appealing to the young. I liked the point of the story. The badger has not had a friend before and this shows that sharing can bring in new friendships.

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I thought this was going to be a rhyming book based on the first page of the story. It is not and I was a little disappointed by that. I don't know that it necessarily would have been a very good book if it had rhymed, but for some reason I was looking for that.

It's a pretty simple book with minimal words, but they're not necessarily simple words, so I wouldn't recommend this book for a budding reader who isn't already decently confident in their reading skills. It's not a repetitive story, at least not terribly repetitive. It also doesn't seem to have much point on the surface. I'm pretty sure the underlying message is about making friends with people who have similar interests to you. The last line kind of made me giggle too.

The illustrations were minimal on large swaths of solid color. It worked really well for some of the pages, others seemed a bit dull to me. But I'm not a small child (regardless of how much I act like one) so it's not like I'm really the target audience anyway.

I don't think I'd want to read this book too many times over, but a couple re-reads would be doable. Overall I give it 3.2 out of 5 stars.

Blue Badger and the Beautiful Berry is a unique story about a badger who finds another badger while gathering and eating berries, The badger calls the other badger and flirts with the badger by comparing the berries to the badger's beauty. The illustrations were cute..but I am confused who this is for?

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In this story, two badgers meet while looking for berries. The illustrations are appealing, but I’m not sure if children (or adults!) will understand the story. Throughout the story, one of the badgers is focused on the berries, and the other on friendship. It seems that the reason for one badger wanting friendship is because the other is “beautiful.” I’m not sure if that’s the best message - and beauty can mean many things - but there’s never a real development of the friendship, so it’s hard to tell. I think this book would have benefitted from either more or less story, but this is just enough to be slightly confusing.

Blue Badge and the Beautiful Berry feels like a picture book written for adults. I'm not sure if kids would understand the absurdity, but the images are fun and I loved the use of colour. Badger also gave me Sid from Ice Age vibes, which definitely added to my enjoyment here.

Cute and endearing little book about some cheeky little badgers making new friends. Great for kiddos

Thank you to NetGalley, and the Publisher for the eARC! This is a cute story about accepting change and differences. This book has cute illustrations and they are not too overwhelming to look at.

Blue Badger still loves blueberries. He meets another badger who likes raspberries, and seems to like Blue Badger immediately. Blue is a little flummoxed by Pink, or should I say Beautiful Berry Badger, but they work it out.

The illustrations are cute, and the story is kind of sweet, though also a little weird.

Thank you to Netgalley and to Quarto Publishing Group for this ARC in exchange for my review.

This is a quick story about sharing what you have even if it's just the space you are in. This makes for a fun picture book with a subtle lesson within it. I love the illustor's style because it is almost quirky and funny to look at but because it isn't so detailed everything that is there is placed with so much intent behind it and I can see that. This fun!

I love the blue badger series. In this book however, I was a bit confused about what the story is trying to tell us, especially to little kids. It also seems a bit unfinished somehow. I enjoyed the illustrations much more than the accompanying story in this one. Looking forward to future adventures of badger to enjoy.