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My 22 month old & 3 y/o are in LOVE with the Goodbye Moon book and I was so excited to see a companion book to it. It has gone into our pile of give-aways. I purchased this book for Christmas and regret doing so. The book does not transition smoothly, does not make sense, its awkward to read and most important the kids toss it to the side and will not stay captivated when I open it. Dont waste your $$$. The Goodnight moon 123 counting book is a much better alternative.
I was pleased with the pictures in the book. It arrived in new condition and looked very interesting for reading to my grandchildren. Since it is a Christmas gift, I have not actually read it. I'm just hoping they like it.
Margaret Wise Brown must have known what types of illustrations and prose appeal to small children, because my kids love "My World". However, it is not one of MY favorites, especially compared to her other books. If I could divide up my ratings by audience, I'd says one star for adult readers, 4 stars for children.
Besides being disjointed the illustrations are not nearly as good as in the other book. It is not. My daughter loves her "Good Night, Moon" book and I thought, since that book was so good, that this one would be, too. There are a couple of well illustrated pages but those particular pages have little or no text. The flow of the book is non-existent. You are never given the ability to get into a reading rhythm. My child has not taken to this book the same way and is currently not interested in having it read to her. Maybe, when she is older, she will like it more, but I am not impressed or pleased with this purchase.
But this book is awkward and feels like it's trying a little too hard to be cute or arty. Plus, I second a previous reviewer's sentiment that I dread every time my daughter brings me this book to read.
But for someone who's actively trying to discourage the "my" and "mine" language of a toddler, this book was a disaster. Guess I should've known from the title: MY world.
Daddy's spoon." "Bang Bang Bang--My car." You get the point. The entire book is filled with "Mother's chair.
My chair." "My spoon. Look, I absolutely LOVE Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny and will joyfully read those books the gazillion times she asks for them.
I vote NO on this world.
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