Title: Offensively didactic
Product review: Schlessinger knows very little about children's literature and has written a bald moral lesson instead of a story fit for a picture book. The whole idea of teaching children through stories is that they will listen and learn more from an engaging story than from hearing an adult simply state a moral lesson, such as, "Don't be greedy" (the moral lesson this book offers). This title lacks an interesting story and is basically a short, badly written moral lecture with amateurish illustrations. Exceedingly few (if any!) children will enjoy hearing this book or looking at the ugly, poorly crafted art. A subtler story, such as Henke's classic Weekend with Wendell, will have a far deeper impact toward teaching children not to be greedy.This is a truly awful book.
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