This was a really cute and adorable book, I think mainly for kids, obviously, but I would recommend it to everyone for a read.

This was amazing. I loved the illustrations and the hilarious writing. It felt like a children’s book for adults. I immensely enjoyed it, I also liked the color palette. The illustrator kept it minimal which packed a powerful punch. The characters were cute. The book felt new and different in its ideas.

Just as the description of the book said, funny and beautifully illustrated. But also full of meaning, and applicable to our daily life. People tend to ignore warning, and resulting in so many victims after the disaster came. This story was told in a gentle and funny way, that while reading it, I was also reminded of my ignorance.

This book had me chuckling out loud to myself! It reminds us of the need to slow down and to notice and appreciate the small things around us. I love the muted colour choices which perfectly match the mood and tone of the story. The use of animals will certainly engage children and prompt lots of purposeful discussion about teamwork, listening and of the need to communicate.
I can't wait to use this in school.

Will definitely be adding this title to our subscription box in the coming months, it's a wonderful story, beautifully illustrated!

Thanks NetGalley for the preview!

The black-and-white illustrations were gorgeous! They made the water stand out in the busiest scenes. We loved the numerous types of animals and the clever ways they dealt with the water. This is a beautiful story about teamwork and facing problems together. It has a great message.

This was a great book with a great moral. The illustrations and lessons were good. It's important for children to realize that teamwork is important and it's also important to not let small problems become big problems.

An imaginative picture book with relevant and timely social commentary about the modern world. Although a quick read with minimal text, I appreciate the nuanced approach to issues and themes such as environmentalism and community. The doodles and art style is pretty, but I think the text could be more prominent.

As the water level in a city rises the anthropomorphic citizens are first nonchalant, then amused, then discomfited and finally worried before they are willing to acknowledge a problem and work together to find a solution. An excellent lens to examine global warming with children. Spanish illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo's book brings lightness and approachability to a very serious world issue.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advance digital edition of the book.

Flooded was fun and quick read about how a problem can slowly grow, effect different groups of people (in this case animals) different based on who they are, and takes the whole of society to help fix the problem. This can be a commentary on Climate Change and other slow rising/frog boiling issues.

I loved the artwork and I like the little side conversations from the citizens. I would certainly recommend this story for older kids as the words are quite small.

I received an ebook ARC from NetGalley and never get paid for my opinions.

The city starts to flood and everyone carries on as usual until they realise it’s more than just a bit of water. A lovely picture book with a message about working together to solve problems. The illustrations and short pieces of speech compliment the story well and give an insight into the characters’ feelings.

I kind of wanted this book to go more in depth about how they found the solution? But overall, it was a cute children's book about working together and looking out for the little guy.

I received an ARC of FLOODED by Mariano Ilustrajo from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books. All opinions are my own, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review.

Age: Picture Book
Themes: Working together, problem-solving, environmental issues, activism

First, the pictures tickle my fancy! The characters are so adorable!

Second, this book is one with a strong message.

When it's first wet, no one cares and nobody does anything about it. They figure someone else will take care of things. But the problems worsens.

So who will take care of the earth?
Who will work for changes?

Even though this book was written with a strong environmental bent, I think children will not feel like they're being preached to. Mostly, this book works because it's humorous.

I would definitely pick up this book.
It's a fast read—the illustrations are engaging—and everyone can use some help sometimes.

I recommend this book!

Happy reading!

I love this book. It’s an important and very relevant topic. The story makes it easy to discuss extreme weather conditions with children in a safe and calm way. I really live the illustrations and especially the contrast between the black and white and the blue of the water. Really nice.

With her debut picture book, Artist Mariajo Illustajo has created a story about teamwork and facing problems. One morning the everyone wakes up to find that ”the city was just a bit... WET!” None of the animals seem to care at first. One animal tries to get help solving the situation. But he is ignored at first, along with the problem. It is only when the water gets to be too big of an issue that anyone does anything about it. Illustajo’s created pen and acrylic drawings which are highlighted by the floodwater that was added through photoshop. The predominate color awash over the rest of the picture emphasizes the importance of the rising floodwaters despite the animals’ nonchalant attitude. The only other bit of color is the bright yellow tail of the main character. Although he is small and feels lost in the crowd, his bright tail keeps him noticeable to the reader. Illlustajo created this book as part of her Master's Degree program in Children’s Illustration. She gained Worldwide attention when it brought her the World Illustration Awards for New Talent Overall (2020). This book is great, and I will be watching for more fantastic work from her.

I would like to thank the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

This book is one that I feel people from all ages and all walks of life could learn from. Through a child's eyes, it could be simply seen as just a funny book about a city being underwater and the animals getting wet. For adults, it could take on a more serious role in tackling social and economic challenges. The taller animals care little about the rising water because it doesn't affect them in the same way as it does the smaller ones. By the time they begin to care, it's too late and the whole city is underwater. The little voice trying to help in the very beginning is ignored because no one feels the need to do anything. The animals all coming together in the end to help is a great message that I think is important to teach children.

A tale of a city underwater is creative and pressing in our time of climate change, but this story felt a little lack luster. I would have liked to follow a central character rather than a broad picture of what's going on. The illustrations were beautiful with creative interpretation for how each animal might cope with the flood. I liked the minimalistic color choice for the art.

A delightful and deceptively simple picture book. The expressive, limited-palette illustrations are wonderful and all the little details will surely be enjoyed by children. The rats, for example, are a hoot. Across the scenes they are variously surfboarding, floating on dinghies, and rowing together in a long canoe.

The gradually rising flood and the way it differently impacts the animals, with some much more vulnerable than others, can certainly be seen as a parable for climate change. So the story could be used as a launching pad for discussion around that issue. But the message that we need to work together to solve large problems (and to pay attention to them before they get so large) applies to many situations. These serious messages are conveyed in an entirely entertaining and approachable way.

Flooded is a perfect picture book for schools. The story is relatively simple - a town is being flooded and the animals must work together to try and fix it - and the illustrations are captivating; there is so much to notice on each page.
What makes it exceptional is that it could be used in all groups across a primary school to great effect. Younger years will enjoy the story and the pictures, discussing how the animals need to work together and linking it to the theme of collaboration and teamwork, perhaps. Working with the older year groups, I would use it to go deeper, using it as a way into climate change discussions, ignoring the warnings of people, how it effects the 'smaller' animals first, how others only begin to take notice when it impacts them, etc.
A fantastic read and a essential book for primary school classrooms and libraries.
Thank you, Quarto Books and NetGalley for allowing me an advance read in exchange for an honest review.

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This book needs to be read in every classroom, home, and the office of every politician. In the most efficient and creative way, the authors depicted our society from current events, blame shifting, societal/class/privilege differences. I truly hope this book becomes a staple!