Review: Well Written Kids' Book with a Cute and Funny Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
Falisha Whiskers flushes her annoying brother, Jesse, down the toilet. Mostly by accident, or so she says... In her defense, she does make a strong case - "What good are little brothers, anyway? 'He always calls me Faseesha and gives me slobbery kisses and wipes his snot all over me!'"Her mother catches her and tells her to go get her brother back. Falisha is not too sure of the rationality or necessity of this "rescue mission" but "I'm going to tell your daddy" argument her mother uses convinces her immediately that it is, indeed, the most logical thing to do at the moment.And so begins her travel to "the Kingdom of Yuck", "the place where all the bad little brothers go."In my "expert" (I wish) opinion, as an uncle of two little nephews, and a person who buys a disproportionate amount of toys and children's books for a single man of my age, I think the author gets what a children's book is all about. The story is short enough but not miniscule as some of the new crop of kids' books out there; just the right length for a bedtime reading. The illustrations are simple to understand and spread out in such a way as to give the kids some reference points and keep them from getting bored with listening to your voice. The writing is almost singsong:✔"The trees were swaying and fraying and graying."✔"I landed with a band of mucky splashes that coated my feet all the way to my eyelashes."While, as some other reviewers rightfully pointed out, the premise could be seen as similar to "Alice in Wonderland," I think this book is more suitable for younger kids than "Alice," with simpler language and compact story. Not to mention that it does answer an important question of "Where do the toilets go?"Recommended.