I dunno...punch a clown in the nuts?!
THREE PROS
*Bridget Strevens-Marzo makes the book worth your time with her happy and colorful imagery
*The rhyming isn't first-class, but author Philemon Sturges' does enough to keep the ball rolling
*Having all the animals be stuffed at the end was a nice touch
*Having all the animals be stuffed at the end was a nice touch
THREE CONS
*Oddly jumps from singular to plural about halfway through -- should have stuck to one or the other in my mind (especially on the (plural) robins page since I can only see one adult bird there)
*Should have utilized a synonym for 'grin' rather than use it twice
*Should have utilized a synonym for 'grin' rather than use it twice
*I don't think there was an example of both a mommy and a daddy -- why not employ that on the human page to hammer home the happy family
ONE DAD'S OPINION
I've got to be honest with you here: there's not much more to say about HDYMABS. I almost didn't review it because I was experiencing some serious writer's block trying to craft a summary paragraph about it. Then I thought, "well, the title pretty much says it all." The pics and rhymes are good enough to make a baby smile, no doubt. So, if you have a crawler or inchworm in your house, you can snag this book a short-term rental. For anyone older than one, eh, that smile will probably turn upside down.
Buy / BORROW / Donate / Destroy
ONE DAD'S OPINION
I've got to be honest with you here: there's not much more to say about HDYMABS. I almost didn't review it because I was experiencing some serious writer's block trying to craft a summary paragraph about it. Then I thought, "well, the title pretty much says it all." The pics and rhymes are good enough to make a baby smile, no doubt. So, if you have a crawler or inchworm in your house, you can snag this book a short-term rental. For anyone older than one, eh, that smile will probably turn upside down.
Buy / BORROW / Donate / Destroy
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