Silly Wonderful You

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: April 19, 2017

Review

In the first half of this book, the Mom is expressing how much things have changed for the worse since her daughter came along. Using words like messy, loud, grumpy, whiny, and stinky to describe her little girl, this reader started to think that a little one hearing this story would not be pleased and might feel a bit like a burden to have around. After the halfway point, things turn around and become more positive but I still don't think that this is a book that the targeted audience will feel good about. That said, the illustrations are lovely, with use of lots of pastels, expressiveness, and busyness. Think twice before committing to this one.

Overall Book Score: fair