Review: A familiar story in many families
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
I imagine that just about every child who has a younger sibling has experienced what the narrator of the story did. Parents tend to dote on the youngest child, and the older child feels ignored and left out. In the story, the young narrator tells of his frustration, reaching his breaking point when his young sibling is given a teddy bear by their parents and the older child receives a ball, which he perceives as a lesser gift. The older boy takes a measure of revenge on his young brother, but seeing the effect on his brother, he has a change of heart and learns to accept his brother and even have fun with him.The story of sibling rivalry should strike a note with both parents and children, since it's a familiar process that many families go through.