Review: In Our Solar System

Title: In Our Solar System Series: Standalone Author: Jenny Sundstedt Illustrator: Susana Covelli Publish Date: March 11, 2025 Publisher: Familius Genre: Children’s NonFiction Age: 4-6 Started Reading: January 25, 2025 Finished Reading: January 25, 2025 NetGalley?: Yes

Book Summary from Goodreads:

A stunning picture book for space lovers with poetic text by author Jenny Sundstedt and fun facts about each planet

In our solar system,
On the fiery hot sun
Burned a mother solar flare
And her little flare, one.
“Sizzle,” said the mother.
“I sizzle,” said the one.
So they sizzled and they popped
On the fiery, hot sun.

Based on the poem “Over in the Meadow,” this galactic counting book guides readers from the sun all the way to the far reaches of our solar system with adorably anthropomorphized planets by illustrator Susanna Covelli. Parents or older readers will love the added fun facts on each page for even more information about the different celestial bodies, their moons, and their orbits.

My Two Cents:

Goodreads Rating:  4 Stars

My daughter (5) loves the space, and this book really caught her interest. She enjoyed the counting and the poem. After the first page she asked to read the poem part while I read the facts. The drawings were very cute, and the counting got the interest of her little brother (2). They both enjoyed seeing illustrations, especially the cute little storms around the big red spot on Jupiter. I think it's great that the book included some educational facts about the various planets as it allows for the younger kids to learn counting with the poem and illustrations, and the older kids to further their knowledge about the solar system. We read this ebook through NetGalley.

To Sum Up: A cute and interesting book for space lovers.