Review: Cute story!  Terrific illustrations! 3.5 stars!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2013
For the most part, I liked "Um...Mommy, I Think I Flushed My Brother Down the Toilet" and I thought the illustrations were very colorful and appealing. Both the prose and the pictures were very clever and very imaginative and the editing was really well done.I think that the reader needs to emphasize that the story is not real and that it is not meant to be taken seriously, particularly for younger children. (This is especially true if you are trying to convince your child that a bath is fun! ;-)) The very important point of the story for me was teaching that it's okay to have negative feelings about your sibling; it doesn't mean that you don't love him or her. I really liked the end result of the story but I don't want to spoil the ending by revealing it here.The only thing that I did not like was making Falisha's Daddy the "bad guy" by threatening to tell him what had been done when he got home. I very deliberately never put my husband in that role with my own children. However, this is a very subjective point of view, so if it doesn't bother you, then add another star to the rating.Overall, I enjoyed the book and I think you could happily add it to your child's reading list.I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. I received no other compensation and all opinions expressed are my own.