Review: Lovely Illustrations
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2012
This is a cute story, with lovely illustrations. The story gives parents an opportunity to talk about several things; obeying your parents, snooping, respect for privacy, and so forth. I do wish Grandpa had taken a moment to touch on some of those things.I read the book on Kindle for Mac, and found the formatting to be problematic. Half of the pages only had a few lines of text - normal for a children's book, but awkward on Kindle for Mac, as there was no accompanying artwork. Other pages had both text and artwork, so the formatting issue isn't a total wash. I know the problem lies in the fact that with Kindle for Mac, the screen orientation is landscape, not portrait but I mention it because not every person is using an actual Kindle to read on and it had an impact on our ability to enjoy the book.Five stars for illustrations, they are gorgeous.Four stars for the story - It lost a star for not touching on how Lexi's behavior was undesirable.Three stars for formatting - I don't know what the solution is for Kindle for Mac (or PC, presumably) but it did detract from the book.Overall - 4stars. Your little ones will enjoy this book.