Review: Couldn't be better
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
When I was a child, not a night passed but that either my mother or my father would read a bedtime story to me. My favorite book had at that time been in our family for twenty years. It was a thick collection of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. The book was well worn, with most of the pages stained or torn. I was, after all, the youngest of seven children. My wife's childhood was similar.Of course, when our four children were young my wife and I maintained the tradition by reading to them at bedtime. It was am established family ritual.Earlier this year we ran across the numerous books we had read to our children, who are now all married with children of their own. Paging through these books, we were both greatly moved by the memories they evoked. It was one of those priceless moments.But times have changed. Most of our grandchildren now have their own iPads. So, for birthdays and Christmas we buy our younger grandchildren eBooks. And on the top of this list for this year is Emily Thomson’s “All the Baby Animals in the Woods.” This is a great children’s book. The graphics just sparkle. And that is important. Today's kids, even at a very young age, are being introduced to great graphics through video games. They won't settle for less.Not only are the pages beautiful, the words in the book rhyme. Plus, both words and sentences are short and easy to understand. That makes it a perfect way to learn to read. The book couldn’t be better.And one more thing: Shouldn’t we all tip our hats to the White House for establishing the “My Brother’s Keeper” program? One of its tenants is that parents should read to their pre-school children for fifteen minutes every day. What better book to use than “All the Baby Animals in the World.”