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Title: Wow, I didn't know it was possible to hate a children's book
Review: We got this book as a gift at my baby shower. Having heard so many great things about this "classic," I was expecting a wonderful children's book. Maybe these high expectations were part of the problem, but I was extremely disappointed. I just don't see what the fuss is about-- just because something has a reputation for being a classic, doesn't mean it's good. The story is not interesting at all, but worse, the illustations are completely unengaging. I do not like that some of the pictures are really tiny, and the fact that every other page is in black and white seems unfitting for a children's book. My daughter is only 6 months old so I don't know her opinion of this book yet, but I can't get myself to read it to her. My mother-in-law can't understand how I don't consider this book to be a wonderful classic, but I think she's just being sentimental since she read it to her kids and can't see beyond this.
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