Review: An utterly charming story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2013
This is an utterly charming story about a baby born with a beard. The baby himself is a wonderful character, as is each member of the family into which he's born. His mother, father and sister are all beautifully described and completely distinct individuals, and the baby's world as seen through his eyes is one in which the ordinary is made extraordinary. By this I mean that, while nothing particularly exceptional happens, apart from the baby being born with a beard, for some reason everything that does happen is enthralling in its revelations about human nature as experienced within the family circle. I would love to know what happens to the bearded baby when he eventually goes to school, and what his new classmates think of him. I have an inkling that he might be quite like Brick from The Middle (a very enjoyable TV show, for those who don't know). I can also foresee a time when he grows into his beard and proves to be a very wise and kindly professor of philosophy or psychology.