Review: "Any problems you may have, be they big or small, if you remember to have fun, you can solve them all.'
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2013
Carmit Kagan has written a book beautifully illustrated by Rodel Castillo that deals with children who refuse to obey parents' instructions - and a suggested manner of correcting misbehavior. It is presented without preaching, just with some fine ideas about transforming bad behavior into good behavior.A swan family enjoys their morning bath in a lake, a family togetherness time and pleasurable event, except for their son Ron who refuses to bathe in the lake. The unbathed little Ron soon finds that his animal friends flee because of his dirty appearance and body odor, but he encounters one last friend, a little pig, who invites him into his mud bath - a fun experience for Ron. But now he is truly filthy and smelly. When his frustrated parents demand he bathe he still refuses, so the parents seek the wisdom of the wise owl who suggests that they make the chore a fun experience to change Ron's perspective. The morning bath becomes a major party and Ron loves bathing - as so all his friends. Ron's perception of bathing has inalterably changed to be positive.Little stories like this fill in the gaps when frustrations between parents and children arise, and Carmit Kagan has created a story that will affect both parent and child in changing behaviors in a positive way. Nice work! Grady Harp, June 13