Review: Nicely done little book with a great life lesson.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
This is a very well written little story meant to help children understand the nature of friendship and the changing nature of friendships.  The story is told in a concise manner and when read with a child leaves much room for discussion; discussions with the child over friendship.  This is a subject which troubles most children as they grow up and anything we can provide them to help them along the way should be welcomed.This is a story of a rather hurt little boy who is seemingly rejected by his best friend.  It is a minor snub on his friend's part but our little boy takes it to heart.  This is a very common thing with the young.  Anyway, the hurt young man meets a cricket whose great grandfather had lived and spent time in the pocket of FDR.  This old cricket was full of wisdom and between the old cricket and the new our young fellow is able to adjust, make new friends, and gain, become even better friends with the other lad whom he felt had rejected him.The author has done a nice job with this work and I enjoyed it very much.  I will tell you that the author has used sentence structure which is a bit different than the norm.  I personally feel this is a good thing as it exposes the young reader to something he or she may not be familiar with and this is a good thing in my opinion.The illustrations are very well done...nothing fancy here, but direct and to the point and go well with the text.I liked this little e-book.Don BlankenshipThe Ozarks