Little Helper, Big Imagination

by Emily Morrow, Sally Garland (illustrator), Richard Cowdrey (illustrator)

How can you turn a day filled with normal things like breakfast and chores into an unforgettable adventure? Use your IMAGINATION! Little Helper, Big Imagination, by Really Very Crunchy mom and author Emily Morrow, is a unique picture book perfect for kids and grownups looking to transform an ordinary day into something playful and fun.

Any task can be turned into an opportunity for fun if you’re ready to use your imagination.

Little Helper, Big

Is the perfect read-aloud for parents and children setting goals for family chores and a springboard for discussion on how to make at-home responsibilities more fun A fun read for children ages 4-8 that encourages independent play and imagination Presents the concept of imaginative play and ways to utilize that all-important skill in your familyFeatures a note from Emily on how to incorporate more imaginative play in your own family and during at-home chores like cleaning up and even feeding the family pet

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2024

About the author

Emily Morrow is the creator of Really Very Crunchy, a viral social media presence with more than two million followers. She and her husband, Jason, have traveled the world together, creating video content for the last fifteen years. Emily has a love of different cultures, people who think differently, and things that grow from the earth.

Reviews

[Reading Adventures · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t share enough about this wonderful book. We received this as an ebook ARC but I can’t wait to add this to our home library, and to share with other families. This book is perfect for introducing families to the connection of letting children be children and to find responsibility at the same time. A note from the brilliant author explains more about this. I love how she points out how every child is unique and learns in their own time and their own way. This story follows the little boy as he helps his mom all day with little things around the home. To make his day fun he lets his imagination run wild, from being a spy, the greatest chef and even a superhero. This adorable story is so creative and fun. It keeps your little ones engaged and shows them how they too can be big helpers while having fun. The illustrations are perfect keeping things simple yet fun and colorful. My children adore this story. It’s perfect for showing my son ,who is on the autism spectrum, that he can accomplish things while having fun. I highly recommend this story for all families. It is also perfect to use in early childhood classrooms. The possibilities are endless with this book.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really cute children’s book about using your imagination for everyday activities. I think it’s a great way to interact with your young kids as well by making many otherwise boring things an adventure. Love the illustrations and how the parents actually look like Jason and Emily. The daily rhythm cards and bare feet were fun little “easter eggs” to find too.

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

[Eden]

So cute!

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is seriously the most adorable, fun book!! Especially for kids with great imaginations!!

[Magdalena 'Madzia' Metzger · Rating 5 out of 5]

🪺 We can all agree that children are a blessing from the Lord, but more often than not those little blessings tend to create big messes.. and cleaning them up isn't usually very much fun, for them or us!

🍄 Thanks to Emily Morrow @reallyverycrunchy now there's a perfect book for that! "Little Helper, Big Imagination"- Her short & sweet picture book for little ones shows that with some help from their imaginations, cleaning up can become a grand adventure! From pretending to being a baker to imagining yourself as a squirrel gathering treasures, there's plenty of cute ideas to spark their imaginations and get them excited to help with cleaning around the house!

🦊 My son really enjoyed reading this with me, his favorite part of the book was when the little boy said "Just being me with Mom is better than anything I could ever imagine." which serves as a powerful reminder that our children cherish their time with us no matter what we're doing, as long as we're together!

🌈 Maybe you've seen her hilarious videos showing the humorous side of living a crunchy life, or maybe you know her as being a fellow homeschooler, but if you've never met Emily and her family then I would highly recommend you checking her out @reallyverycrunchy and be prepared to laugh!

🎨 The illustrations in this book were sweetly done in soft watercolors which I think would be especially appreciated by parents who enjoy Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, Montessori, or any other gentle nature-based homeschool styles..

"Little Helper, Big Imagination" was a joy to read & I highly recommend it to parents of little ones!

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Thank you Emily Morrow for the chance to read your book! I received this book as an arc but all opinions are my own.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book about imaginative play and doing some chores. My 5 year old daughter enjoyed it though a few things didn't click because she likes to sleep in more than the average child so we aren't downstairs in the kitchen when she wakes up so that was a bit of a strange concept for her. Some of the things presented might be easier for a child with a stay at home parent to connect with as well since the book is all about play and chores at home during the day.

She enjoyed the games the little boy played while doing his chores and liked the drawings a lot. She told me she wants me to read it to her again because she liked it and would think about acting out some of the things in the book when doing chores which is always a win when reading a book!

Thank you to Zonderkidz Books and Netgalley for the chance to review an ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

[Brittney Holley · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an incredible lesson for parents in beautifully illustrated pictures!

This book shows kids how much fun chores or simple tasks can be if you use your imagination! Any mundane thing can be made fun!
reminding parents to take the time to be with their kids .. memories are made together, it doesn't matter what you're doing!

I would love the physical copy of this for our shelves.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

[Bre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little book as all about playing pretend and using your imagination.
The pictures are cute. My kids noticed how the colors were extra bright and my 5 year old said “I like to pretend all colors are like that!”. - so the pictures felt like her own imagination.
It teaches kids about doing their chores and being a “little helper!”, and how they can make these jobs fun with their imagination.
Good book, and kept the attention of my 3 and 5 year old!

[Hailey Vittrup · Rating 5 out of 5]

*I received this book as a DRC. This is probably the most imaginative book I have ever read! From the colorful and exciting illustrations to the creative similes and situations, I know that both children and adults will enjoy reading this book. I loved reading it, and I also enjoyed reading the author's note, paired with ways to make tasks that sometimes feel mundane fun.

[Jessica Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is cute. I like intertwining helping with play and imagination.

I didn't love the illustrations, but they were still nice. However, the text font *shudder*, word placement on some pages, and the fact that Jason's head is so different than everyone else's... I'm not a fan. But most kids don't care about that.

Overall a good book, glad my library has a copy.

[Alicia Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

very creative 👌 I love making the bed is like a cake 🎂 However I thought it was pretty weird the dog food smells 😆 🤣 BARF Diet
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I really love the concept of chores being fun
Great book

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really cute! My children loved it and now have all kinds of ideas for ways to make their chores more fun. I think that encouraging kids to use their imagination is a great things.

[Samantha Nagle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won this book from a Goodreads Giveaway and my daughter loved it. The story was wonderful and she especially loved the illustrations! Thank you!

[Kranna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an incredible book that has beautiful illustrations. This is all about a child who is cleaning up and doing chores and using its imagination to do so.

[Jennifer Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute book about how simple tasks can turn into fun adventures. I miss the days when kids were this imaginative. Great way to remind the digital kids of this.

[Clara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a cute story that teaches children about imagination. My children (ages 4 & 2) loved it. The illustrations are great! They had a lot of details. I would highly recommend

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so cute and sweet! And Clover reminds me of my little Whimsy 🥹 thanks so much to the publisher for the ARC!

[Panda Incognito · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is cute and has a nice message, but I will never understand how a major publisher can send something to print with a missing comma on the first page.