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Title: One Blatant Illustration Ruins This Book
Review: This otherwise nice story on the ever-popular theme of a family finding a pet is marred by one blatant, jarring element of the illustrations. Throughout most of the action in the book, the father is wearing a t-shirt that clearly shows a large, lit cigarette, which could be tobacco or marijuana, I'm not sure. The illustration is vivid and visible on several pages. WHY? I am all for depicting realistic people and settings, but when there are so many excellent children's books, why choose this irresponsibly illustrated book?
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