Review: A 4-star story with 3-star formatting
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2013
This is a cute and clever little children's story about an ostrich who helps his friends in need, only to have them all come to his rescue when he is faced with danger. It's an entertaining story with catchy, repetitive rhymes and a good moral lesson. The illustrations are exceptionally-done and accent the story superbly.On the negative side, though, the technical aspcts of the piece leave something to be desired. There are several instances of incorrect punctuation (mostly with missing commas, but there is a problem or two with spacing, as well). In the second half of the story, Ostrich's name is correctly capitalized as a proper noun, but presented in lower-case in the first half. And the last page of the book says "Table of Contents," although there is no TOC, nor should there be for this type of ebook. This criticism may seem trite to some readers, but I am a stickler for spelling, punctuation, and grammar in pieces that are presented for professional publication. A misplaced comma here or a misspelled homonym there can completely change the meaning of a sentence and it's vital that we communicate correctly what we're trying to say. With an ebook of this size, such sloppiness is particularly hard to dismiss.That being said, I was impressed with this ebook, otherwise. With a better proofreading job prior to publication, it could have been a 4- or 5-star download. Read aloud to small children as they look at the pictures,  it's sure to be well-received.