Lea and Finn are bored. Nothing much is happening on their page. So they set off to look for another one…
A story about thinking the grass is always greener, then finding out what you had was actually pretty wonderful…
In GERMAN
REVIEWS… of ‘Lea and Finn are Bored’ ('Lea und Finn langweilen sich!’ In German. Doerlemann Verlag. Zurich. 04.2022)
'There are more adventures in this thin picture book than in many a thick one…'
Berliner-zeitung.de newspaper ‘Kinderbuchtipp’
'I like this! Wow! ‘Lea and Finn are Bored!’ is full of surprises. So much fun… a new, amazing adventure… simply beautifully illustrated. My kids love this picture book…they smile, laugh and make up great stories themselves…The idea is ingenious…Highly entertaining, recommended reading…'
Bilderbucherei.de book review blog
'What an adventure! Tom Reed captures two extremely amusing main characters on paper…The result is an artful, witty and clever book. And it proves that boredom has a very decisive magic power: it fires our imagination.'
Kinderbuch-liebling.de book review blog
'What made me read "Lea and Finn are Bored" over and over again?... The answer is simple: it was the book itself, its design, the ideas on the pages, the overall work of art, so to speak. The artist and children's author Tom Reed is responsible for this.
A wild adventure journey through time and space...It’s a total work of art.'
Kreuzer-leipzig.de newspaper.
Witty, fast-paced picture book story. Rating: Highly recommended!
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendliteratur und Medien der GEW | Landesstelle Sachsen-Anhalt | 17.5.2022
'I love funny, slightly whimsical stories that spark the imagination. Lea und Finn is definitely one… Lea and Finn harness the power of boredom to create unique adventures… Little text is needed for the story, because the humorous illustrations speak for themselves...'
Kinderbuchschatz.de book review blog
‘What an enchanting, even artful book that delights the little readers…'
Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper
As artful as it is original. Buch & Maus | Neuerscheinungen | Bilderbücher | Nr. 3 / November 2022 von Marion Klötzer (Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien SIKJM)
A great book. This book captivates children….author Tom Reed works with an ingenious idea: he uses the gap between two pages in the book as a gateway to new worlds.Rating: Highly recommended
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendliteratur und Medien der GEW | Landesstelle Niedersachsen | 13.8.2022