Title: Poor Tootle!
Product review: I usually love the classic Little Golden Books, but this one is unfortunately a stinker, both because it is wordy and not good at holding a child's attention and also because the overarching theme of the book is quite depressing. All Tootle wants to do is frisk and frolic in the meadow; however, he is forced to "stay on the rails no matter what." Although I understand and support learning a good lesson about staying on task, I found this book to have quite an unsettling and negative message about conformity. For a vehicle-loving little boy, I would recommend The Fire Engine Book or The Little Red Caboose over Tootle. Poor Tootle.
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