Look for Ladybug in Ocean City

Fun search and find for older kids. The artwork is lovely so that adults will have fun looking at all the pictures too. Too much for toddlers to listen too or search long for anything.

This is a very cute book, with loads of things to look at in every picture. The book tells the reader some elements to look for in each spread, so that if you read it to a child or a group of children you don't have to come up with all the things to look for yourself! Ladybug is a sneaky fellow, and I would 100% use this in a 1st grade setting, either in English or just in general!

When Ladybug starts a game of hide and seek, detectives Daisy and Basil have to search through an underwater kingdom to find him. They'll need little readers to help them keep an eye out as they travel through ice festivals and thermal vent spas, until Ladybug finally comes home.

This bright, lovely story was lots of fun to read. The artwork is incredibly intricate with so much to explore on every page. We will be able to read this plenty of times before we run out of new things to spot. My three year old and five year old really enjoyed searching for the funny animals on each page, and they learnt how to identify a few new ones too. This book would make a great gift, or a perfect way to entertain children stuck indoors.

Bright and fun seek and find with a great background story! I enjoyed finding Ladybug in every scene, and loved separate challenges found on each page.

I’m a big fan of search-and-find books and this one is charming! The art is adorable and colorful, filled with cute sea creatures and imaginative locations. The puzzles are connected by a simple but sweet story about two detectives searching for their lost pet which kids will enjoy. The puzzles are not particularly challenging which may make them less engaging for older readers but are still a pleasure to look at!

Look for Ladybug in Ocean City is a search and find book. Ladybug has run off to play hide and seek with his friends Basil and Daisy. Each of the scenes is based off a different section in Ocean City and the art is pretty neat. My two kids ages 5 and 9 had fun reading this book with me and seeing who could find the items on the pages first.

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Two detectives need a break and go on a vacation, taking their pet Ladybug with them. They learn how to search for things under water, but Ladybug is bored by the lesson and decides to play hide-and-seek without telling anyone.

So the two friends search in Ocean City for Ladybug. Each double page shows another area, pull of colourful ocean habitants, and mentions three things you should look for in the illustrations. There is so much to look and giggle at, as the animals do whatever floats their boat. Even if it means wearing a bucket as a helmet.

I think that little ones will have much fun with this one.

I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a brilliant little book!
I won’t lie I was a bit confused to start with, the introduction confused me and I thought I was only looking for the things that were in capital letters on the first page, but once I started reading it I understood! It was fun. It’ll definitely keep children entertained for a WHILE and I can see them finding this very fun.
The illustrations are gorgeous and I loved the little storyline.

The illustrations in this book are beautiful and vibrant. The story is a nice touch that makes it different from traditional seek-and-find books. It is great for younger kids and is just so pretty!

In the story, detectives Daisy and Basil are ready for a vacation.  They decide to go to the Poseidon Diving School for detectives with Ladybug.  However, Ladybug is bored and takes off...will he be found? Will our detectives be equal to the task?

This book is intricately and beautifully illustrated.  In it readers are encouraged to search for ladybug, someone sleeping, someone crying, five sea snakes and one stripy camouflaged cuttlefish and other items in each scene as they go from Seaweed Central Station to Octopus Gardens, the Museum, the Building Site and more. It is a fun journey.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.  This is easily one of the most gorgeous search and find books that I have ever seen.

This book was so much fun!!

I loved the illustrations and the use of intricate patterns, especially the recreations of famous painting in the museum!

I also enjoyed that there was more to it that just searching for the lady bird, like looking at what else was going on in the pictures and other fun activities such as the maze! This will definitely be a hit in our house as my son loves books where we have to interact rather that just being read to!

Ladybug wants adventure of his own while Basil and Daisy go on vacation. This is a colorful, seek and find book, perfect for reading out loud for younger kids. It was fun searching for Ladybug and the other items in the story but also just as fun looking through the imaginative underwater scenes.

In this book you can find ladybird in each double page spread packed with colour and fun animals doing various activities.



Showing the concern and joy of friendship especially when a friend disappears this is a fun colourful book to draw in kids attention and teach them the value of friendship.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

This was fun!!
I always love books like this. Finding things as we read. It kind of reminds me of Where"s Wally but instead we're gonna look for ladybug.
I can't imagine how beautiful this book would be in a real life, as the illustration is super gorgeous.
I think you're gonna have a lot of fun finding the ladybug with your kids in Ocean City :D
A great book to create activity together with your kids!

We really enjoyed this story! The mixture of animals and bugs was a lot of fun and my daughter really liked them all! A group of friends is looking for their missing pet. As they move from place to place, you have to look in the the scene for the missing pet.

I loved the illustrations in this book! There is so much detail and so many things to look at! I highly recommend for any child that enjoys a seek and find style book.

I was provided an advanced reader's copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a bright and colourful hide and seek book for children. I loved it and spent time on each page finding all the objects to find as well as looking for ladybug. There is a story to go with the pages which children will enjoy and learn from. A great mind boosting game for thinking and memory.

I absolutely love this little book! Cute story, great illustrations, and lots to talk about with your child. So much fun!

Look for Ladybug in Ocean City is a look and find book by Katherina Manolessou. This picture book is so much fun!! I spent about an hour looking for Ladybug on each double page and all the extra things to search for. This children's book contains vibrant illustrations with such small details in every single underwater scene. I highly recommend this imaginative story for parents and children to experience together. With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital copy.

A charmingly beautiful interactive book perfect for early readers! The story is captivating and children are encouraged to find many characters and things throughout the book on their search for Ladybug in Ocean City.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley and Quatro Publishing Group in exchange for my honest opinion.

I really liked this book; the images were bright and colourful, and the puzzle pages were busy. The list of items that need to be found within each puzzle are difficult to find but not impossible. Each puzzle has a few more items to find which adds a bit of a challenge. I liked that the story is told throughout the whole book and that the answer pages are included at the back in case someone gets really stuck finding an object.

The only thing I wish this book had was pictures of the items that you are supposed to find within each puzzle.

This book had mixed reviews in our house! Floss (3) and Dad loved this book. They really enjoyed spotting the ladybird and other creatures on each page. The illustrations are lovely and the page designs make it quite challenging to find the different items on each page, which is great. The images are really quirky and there are lots of things to explore, not only what the book asks you to find. For me the narrative that runs through the book isn't very cohesive and feels a little awkward in it's flow. However, I see this much more as a search and find book and therefore the narrative not so important. Floss and Dad gave it 5 stars/ me 3 - so overall 4!

This book is definitely unique! Kids love being to find things in books like the I spy game! A great search and find along with a fun story.