Picture books are for looking at. Lookybook allows you to look at picture books in their entirety—from cover to cover, at your own pace. We know that nothing will replace the magic of reading a book with your child at bedtime, but we aim to replace the overwhelming and frustrating process of finding the right books for parents and their kids.

The world’s longest bookshelf. Libraries and bookstores have limited space, so the only book covers you see are generally best sellers. But what about all of those other books—new books, obscure books, undiscovered gems that are stuck sideways on the shelf, or worse, in a warehouse somewhere. Since we have infinite shelf space, every book on Lookybook is displayed cover out and searchable by a number of different criteria.

Look and buy. Think of Lookybook as the test track for picture books. Picture books are all about the pictures and we want you to know what you get if you buy it. No longer will you order a picture book online hoping the inside is as good as the cover. Just take a look at a book and if you like it, click to ‘buy book’ and we will send you to a store.

Your Bookshelf. We value the book reviews of librarians and industry experts and we especially value the opinions of moms and dads. Because we are a site for looking at and discovering new books, we want to know what you think and like. Not only can you share your comments about a particular book, you can share all your favorite books by creating and posting your Bookshelf. Fellow Lookybookers can look at your favorites and show you theirs—creating a virtual show-and-tell about today’s best picture books. (register to get a Bookshelf)

Looky here. Whenever you look at a book, we will provide a collection of other books that you might enjoy at the left of the page. Have a look, you are bound to discover something you never knew existed.

Reviews with meaning. Reviews are no longer left to your imagination. Rather than just taking the reviewer’s word for it, have a look for yourself. Our real-time rating system indicates what Lookybookers think of a book, but ultimately you can create your own assessment on the spot.

Growing collection. Lookybook’s goal is to post current and past picture books that are worth looking at, but it will take time to build our collection. We are increasing our collection by the minute and constantly in search of new titles to post. Be patient as gather new titles and visit frequently as we promise to always have something new for you to look at.

Stocked by creators. Any book can be a Lookybook. If you are an author, illustrator or a publisher and you want more eyes on your book—send it to us and we will put it on our shelf for everyone to look at. (See Submit)

Promotional tools. Lookybook provides unique marketing tools for content providors called ‘Lookytools’. Lookytools use our ‘Minibooks’ which are ‘embedded’ and linked files that enable you to place your book online in blogs, websites and advertising. With Lookytools you can easily promote your (entire) book to librarians, consumers, and organizations—virtually anyone online. (see Promote Your Book)