Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort audiobook

I am not even remotely embarrassed to say that I love this book with my entire heart. What a genuinely funny, smart, magical, empathetic, and 100% creative middle grade novel. I enjoyed it so much, from start to finish. Ignore the terrible fluff of a cover and turn off your grownup brain -- if you spend time on trying to figure out the hows and the whys of a pillow fort portal to Alaska you're already doing it wrong.

Wonderful middle grade tale as two best friends build pillow forts and discover portals to adventures that will amaze and delight readers of all ages. The author has taken regular activities and sprinkled imagination and creativity throughout, making this end of summer story of friendship and longing memorable. This is a delightful and witty tale sure to entertain readers. I received my copy from the publisher through edelweiss.

*I received and early DRC from edelweiss and the publisher. This does not affect my review*This book was epically cute. I'm 34 and i desperately want to build a pillow fort now. I got a bit annoyed with Maggie at times, but in all honesty, I was a lot like her at her age. I felt like all my friends were growing up faster and moving on without me. In the end though, I thought Maggie and Abby's friendship was fantastic. I also loved Abby's brothers! and both of their parents were cool too. Highly recommend this one for your kiddos. Or you, if you love magic!Diversity- Abby's family is hispanic, and her father is gay. Multiple side characters of color.

Missing her best friend, who is away at camp, and her mother, whose work has taken her away from home more than it probably should, Maggie creates a pillow fort in her living room which has given her hours of enjoyment as she pretends to be a spy. When Abby returns home, they create a pillow fort in her room and it magically connects to Maggie’s in her living room and then to Maggie’s Uncle Joe who is on a solitary research trip in Alaska. The girls have stumbled into the world of NAFAFA (North American Founding and Allied Forts Alliance). As they get further involved, they are charged with doing a good deed for admittance and also not giving away the secrets of NAFAFA to anyone over the age of 13, but a serious situation arises and they just might not be able to meet NAFAFA’s strict rules in order to make the rescue they need to save a life. This is a middle grade novel with lots of action and an interesting take on a fantasy topic (that pillow forts can open travel portals). The characters and their exploits will appeal to middle grade readers and the characters seem like very real girls. I enjoyed the plot points that even though they may be growing up at different rates, that they were able to work through their issues without resorting to “mean girl” behavior. I also thought that it was important that when they really needed adults to help solve a serious issue, they didn’t hesitate-they knew what was more important. There were also touches of incidental diversity as Abby and her family is Hispanic and her father has a new boyfriend. Both were handled effectively and as inclusively part of everyday life. I also enjoyed the fact that it had a good closure for a stand-alone story, but left it open for a whole new yet possibly related adventure in a forthcoming book. I would recommend this title for both school and public library collections. This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON libraries.

Thank you to Will Taylor for providing #collabookation with an ARC to share.I will admit, right off, that I thought a book about two girls building a perpetual pillow fort was going to be a quick, fluffy read. I stand corrected!Maggie and Abby are next door neighbors and best friends, but there are fissures in their friendship. Maggie is more of an introvert, while Abby is eager to socialize with new people. What I loved most about their friendship in this book (there will be another ~ YAY!) is that they are just beginning to realize they are not always the package deal they have thought of themselves as. As they approach middle school, the reader gets the idea that there will be bumps ahead. But they have a genuine appreciation and love for each other, and this reader believes they will get over those bumps. Then, there is the pillow fort. Turns out, their summer pillow fort has accidentally opened a portal to other pillow forts across the United States and possibly the world! This amazing feat is all fun and games until the NAFAFA (North American Founding and Allied Forts Alliance) must intervene. This is where pillow forts get serious - politics, power plays, and espionage are all involved. Abby and Maggie have to decide if they are up to the task of maintaining a pillow fort with world-wide connections. Complex and elaborate, yet surprisingly easy to follow, and very entertaining! I often found myself marveling at Taylor's imaginative, yet pragmatic, ideas in this realm of pillow fort drama. There are so many small details that made me smile while making complete sense.This book is wonderful for anyone who loves some realistic whimsy. Maggie and Abby's Neverending Pillowfort balances perfectly between the frivolous and the serious, and left me wanting more adventure!

Special thanks to Will Taylor for sending an advance reading copy to our #bookexcursion group. All opinions are my own. Missing her best friend Abby who has been away at Camp Cantaloupe for six weeks, Maggie builds a pillow fort in her living room. When Abby returns, Maggie is excited to spend time with Abby, but her best friend seems different. Wanting to expand their circle, Abby is eager to start their own summer camp and invite more kids to join in their games.After Maggie builds a cabin-fort in her own house, the girls are shocked to discover that their forts are not only mysteriously linked to one another but also to other pillow forts around the world. But these links are not available unless Maggie and Abby perform a good deed and become full members of NAFAFA (The North American Founding and Allied Fort Alliance). Gaining entry to this exclusive club is further complicated because of a power struggle among the NAFAFA council members as well as Maggie’s and Abby’s differing opinions on how to gain entry into the organization.A blend of fantasy, mystery, and realistic fiction, Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort will appeal to a wide variety of readers. Reading about the history and inner workings of NAFAFA made me wonder and laugh out loud. Maggie and Abby’s changing friendship tugged at my heart strings. The novel ends on a cliffhanger so I am so excited that Book 2 is already in the works!Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort will be published in April 2018.

I don't know about you but building forts was something I loved doing as a child and quite honestly still love doing with my own kids (especially when I can fit in them) and this book was the perfect combination of magic and wonder to add to my love for forts! Two best friends who were separated all summer in both distance and experiences come together to discover an entire world of pillow forts. Through their own forts they realize they can enter into other kid's pillow forts. They travel through the pillow forts and meet new friends and have experiences full of danger and excitement. If you have couch cushions and blankets in disarray all over your house you and your child will love this book! This book is the first in the series so watch out for book two coming early summer 2019!

This book was so freaking adorable! From the very beginning I loved Maggie's voice. Every time she said "cucumber casserole" or "whale poop" I was cracking up. The world created through the pillow forts was so detailed and fun, I wished I could hop inside of it right now. Teleporting to other places has always been one of my dreams. Last but not least, being Lisa-Franked is probably the funniest kid prank I've ever heard of. I giggled every single time it was mentioned.I had the pleasure of listening to the audio book. The narrator did a fantastic job and all of her voices captured the excitement and the youthfulness of each of the characters.An excellent middle grade book full of magic and whimsy. Definitely suggest!

If my ten year old self had written a book, this is exactly where my imagination would have gone. Forts were my life, and Will does an amazing job of capturing the simplicity and the magic that surrounds you when you build a fort. You follow Maggie and Abby's friendship as Abby returns home from summer camp "different" to Maggie. Maggie, in a panic to try and remain their "before middle school selves" works to keep up their adventures with her creative imagination. Only this time, the craziest story Abby thinks she's ever came up with, isn't exactly a story.... This was such a fun, feel good, light read, that will have students wanting to build forts for years!

‪I can't even tell you how much I enjoyed MAGGIE AND ABBY'S NEVER ENDING PILLOW FORT. This book is for anyone who's ever wanted to be magically transported to other places. It's original,fun, & has some unexpected intrigue. Excited to get this into readers' hands.🛋‬

This was a book I picked out for my 10-year-old son. He told me it was the best book he’s read “since Harry Potter” so of course I had to read it too. Super-cute, though I do need to add Maggie’s mom to my list of WTF parents in YA literature.

This book would have made my 5th-grade self sooooo happy!

A fun and imaginative story that takes readers to unexpected places. Will Taylor created a fantastic world here, and just in time to be the perfect summer read for kids — especially 4th-6th graders.

Delightfully fun and more nuanced than expected.

A fun read!!

Ok, this was adorable. Really really great. Also it's got me craving cinnamon rolls.