Review: A book for kids AND adults!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2012
This book came up as a huge surprise to me.  I love children's books, so the surprise is not in the genre.  The surprise is that even though its a children's book, I 'know' that adults also will love it.Flidderbugs is a community of bugs in a Krephiloff tree.  The Flidderbugs themselves fall under two categories - Triplifers and Quadrigons - each taking up half of he tree.  There was a election coming up and these two parties try to convince others of their beliefs and get the vote.  Triplifers believe that the leaves in their tree have three points and Quadrigons believe that the leaves have four points.  The problem is they both believe that strongly and they both have proof of their own.  So, when Friggle, son of the leader of the Triplifers, tries to convince the Quadrigons that the leaves have three points, he was being laughed at, by Fargeeta, the girl bug who is next in line for the Quadrigon leadership, and other Quadrigons.  What is the real problem?  Will Friggle win the election proving that the tree has three pointed leaves?  Or Fargeeta get the better of him?Amazing and light way of story-telling will definitely make the readers enjoy this short book.  The current political drama and however big and strong we are evolved, we still fret over the simple issues, without understanding the truth of the opposition's voices.  If all we ever do is oppose, then we are never going to see the truth.  This is what the story depicts in a fun and easy way.The words used by Gould for the world formation is hilarious and enjoyable.  This is my first book by Jonathan Gould and I have to say Dr. Seuss has left his mark in many of his readers, because here is one example of how a perfect children's book must be.Must read for all ages!--More reviews can be found at vidya-booksaremagic.blogspot.in