Review: Most of the Reviews are Very Misleading
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2012
Well, I don't have any kids but I downloaded this book so I could share it with my 2 year old niece and 4 year old nephew. After reading it I decided that it wasn't, well, good. The pictures are cute enough but the plot is very simple, too simple. I know there are lots of great, classic books out their with very simple plot and wording but they usually have beautiful illustrations, not so with this one. Unlike what a lot of reviewer said, I don't really see how this book would stimulate a kid's imagination.But, then again, I don't have kids so what do I know, right? I mean, I remember LOVING Frog and Toad. Read it again recently and was surprised at how simple it was. So, I decided to read the reviews and was annoyed to find that a lot of them seems "fake". I'm assuming one of them is related to the author since they share the same last name. Another reviewer has only reviewed this book and seems to have no other history... of any other kind on Amazon. Another reviewer has only reviewed books written by this author. Another reviewer seems to only review books given to her for reviews and gives them all five or four stars. Another reviewer only seems to review healthy cooking cook book series that is also reviewed by the person who is probably related to the author.The clincher, the ONLY review that has anything negative to say (even though she gave it 4 stars) and the only one that seems legit, is the only one flagged as unhelpful.Now, I guess one can't assume that it's all fake. There are lots of people out there who only posts positive reviews. Just because someone has the same last name as the author, doesn't mean they're related. And you know, so what if they are? If my relative wrote a book, of course I would write a glowing review, even if it's not good. However, most of the reviews seem kind of fishy and the book does not warrant so many 5 stars. The sad thing is that this isn't a bad book (if you get it for free), just not a good one. However, the sketch reviews turns me off the book and author.