Thank you for the ARC. The illustrations were great. Very realistic and bright. The rhymes and story were great. It’s important to learn about germs and good hand hygiene. This is perfect timing as we are just teaching our toddler about washing his hands.

I find it more difficult to review children’s books than adult books, although I love reading these titles. I didn’t feel like the story followed a consistent pace. It fell disjointed between how Milo initially feels about germs and how he was made to become more informed about why washing his hands was important. It doesn’t need more explanation, I understand this is meant to be more short and sweet and readable for a younger audience. But even still, it seemed to change tones from “Milo likes to get germs anyway even after being told of the harm” to being overly aware of germs to the point of malicious compliance, to a more relaxed understanding.

I really loved the illustrations in this one! They were so bright and really drew my eye from the get-go. The teacher's idea with the glitter was super smart, but she lost me a little bit at the pepper, I can't lie. I may have to use the glitter trick myself! The rhymes were fun and the cadence of them was easy to follow as well.

I want to start of by saying thank you to the author, publisher, and netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Milo and the Germ Adventure is a children's story book about a little boy called Milo who learns about the existence of germs and washing your hands. The pictures are very typical storybooky and they're done very well. My only criticisms are that the writing is made bigger (because it is a children's book) and that they don't actually talk about what germs are and why they're bad.

The books sort of like oh you need to wash your hands because of germs. They're everywhere and they're invisible, imagine this glitter was germs blah blah. But it doesn't mention how germs can make you sick and can be bad for you too.

The storybook also barely rhymed which was a little annoying. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I like rhyming storybooks.

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

Milo doesn't like soap but his mom and teacher want him to understand how germs spread so maybe he'll wash his hands. A fun informative book for kids about germs and how they spread.

Little Milo goes to school, reticent to wash his hands because it just doesn't seem important. Through rhymes, glitter, and a clever teacher, Milo learns why handwashing is important and how quickly germs can spread.
With bright illustrations and (potentially) some tips, 'Milo and the Germ Adventure' is an simple reminder for younger children on the need to wash your hands. Milo's nursey is a colourful lively place, and the teacher works to engage her charges and convince them of hygiene. The rhymes give a good rhythmn to read and read along to.
A good book for a group read or paired reading with a child/children. Given the topic it is encouraging, adding a protective cover that can be cleaned might be an idea (if only to wipe to reinforce the idea of germs spreading easily).

I enjoyed this. I think it's a great way to introduce what germs on, how we can prevent spreading, and why washing our hands is so important. I can see this being a popular book in classrooms and at home, especially during the school year. I liked the rhyming a lot as well and enjoyed the art style.

An easy to understand super colorful book about a young boy who does not understand "germs" but hates soap, but his teacher explains to him what they are and that they should wash their hands.
Its informative educative short, and overall pretty good, I would gift this book to the younglings in my life.
Thanks NetGalley and the author for this arc.

This was such a good read! Overall, the book was well written and I did really enjoy it. Thank you for this advance reading copy!

Great introductory into germ management ESPECIALLY for those daycare kiddos who seem to get sick so often! This would be a great read for a daycare/preschool.

Milo and the Germ Adventure, written by Shea Peterson, is a rhyming book to help young children learn about germs and the importance of washing their hands. This book is perfect for children in nursery.

Milo and the Germ Adventure is a fantastic reader for parents trying to educate their young children about germs. The language was very simple and easy to read, although I wish the rhyming could have been cleaned up a little with most phrases rhyming but others randomly not. I loved the illustrations and thought they would be perfect for engaging those younger readers. After reading, my 4 ½ year old asked more questions about germs and it sparked a great discussion!

Milo and the Germ Adventure is a fun and educational story about a curious preschooler who learns why washing hands is important. With the help of his teacher, Milo goes on a magical classroom journey that reveals how invisible germs spread—and how to stop them. Perfect for kids ages 2 to 6, this playful book makes hygiene fun and easy to understand.

As a self proclaimed germaphobe I loved this! I think it is so important for children to read to understand the importance of washing their hands and to be conscious of germs even at a young age. The glitter part was genius because it literally does get everywhere and for them to have a visual lesson it obviously stuck with Milo even once he washed his hands. A must read!

This book’s cover is verry attractive and represent enough the book’s content. This book printed in color, and I believe it will increase toddler’s interest. Reading this book will be a great and happy activity for toddler and their parent.
The author chooses simple word so it will be easier for toddler to understand, with the plot and good structure. As a parent, of course I will recommend and read it together with my child.

This was super cute. I thought the analogy was well done. The art was so cute as well. This would be a great book for a house where someone is immunocompromised to teach the kids about safety.

Milo and the germ Adventure is a rhyming story about a preschool kid who learns why it’s important to wash your hands. That pretty much sums it up.

I did like the QR code at the back of the book for parenting.m tips for single moms. I’m not a single mom, but I’ll definitely be checking it out!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

In this book, a boy named Milo learns about germs and the importance of washing. He's initially resistant, but his resourceful teacher comes up with multiple object lessons to help him understand why soap and water washing are so important.
I appreciate this little story. My kiddo, three years old, doesn't have much trouble with this particular habit, but I know that is not universal! It reminds me of the many potty training books we have, which are supremely helpful. I think these sort of "object lesson" style books should be held to a slightly different standard than board books whose only purpose is to entertain. while they probably will not ever become the treasured childhood token of your little one, having a good library of these sorts of stories can help reinforce the importance of the many lessons a beleagured parent is trying to impart. As a friend flippantly told me, "my toddler may be in his sociopathic two year old stage, but if Daniel Tiger tells him sharing is important, then it's true." That's what books like this are great at: reinforcing critical lessons. The other important consideration is that a kid's book not be grating, so that if it dies become heavily featured in your rotation, you don't hate it.
The art style is not my absolute favorite, but that is probably a personal preference thing. It's colorful and clear which character is which, and those are the important things.
I would recommend this to any care giver struggling with imparting the importance of handwashing to their kiddo, or parents who are introducing their kiddo to the concepts.

This would probably be just a standard book about germs were it not for two things. One, the colours are really exuberant and bright, yet not childishly so. Two, the verse couplets here are superlative, allowing us to read the rhyming lesson from this oh-so-supersmart teacher and all that follows on from it. I do think books on this topic are highly subjective – here our lead ends up with conniptions when a cookie is passed from one clean hand to someone else's clean hand, and these books could so very easily make someone OTT worried about such things. But this offers one of the best classroom germ lessons, in take-home form, and having it permanently on tap will benefit many. And there's no word of specific bugs witnessed over the last few years, either… Four and a half stars.

A brilliant book to teach kids about germs. I read this to my son and helped his understanding of germ. Would highly recommend to those with little ones

The illustrations were lovely and I love the lesson on germs it was trying to communicate. But the story felt stilted and didn't flow very well. The rhymes were cute, but page to page the story jumped around and may be hard for very young children to follow.

Thank you to NetGalley, BooksGoSocial, and Shea Peterson for the opportunity to read this eARC.