Beautiful book, but a tad scary for very little kids.
First off, the illustrations are adorable. The book itself seems to be well made and I love the concept. I feel the best age range for this book is between 5 and 8.<br /><br />I say 5 because it starts out a bit scary for little kids. My son has a similar book, not by the same company, and it’s about a kid on a silly quest to find his missing name that he forgot. It’s innocent and sweet. This is about a scary mean shadow king who refuses to let the little girl ever go home unless she can gather the letters in her name by the end of night. If she doesn’t she is stuck there. I know for many kids this isn’t a big deal, but for my 4 year old it is. I won’t even give her the book because I know this will give her nightmares.<br /><br />I know this is a self financed project, and wish them all the luck. I just feel that maybe there should be a bit of warning on how scary the book could be for some.<br /><br />Edit: I requested a refund and they have said they will grant it, so that is good. They were a tad defensive that I said the book was scary but I get this is a labor of love for them. I just want to say, I’m not trying to prevent everyone from buying this book. I just want parents with young kids who are more sensitive to this stuff to know it could be disturbing.
Rating: 4 stars