by Laura Numeroff
Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
Can you image that you bought a children book but actually you bought two?? This book will tell you what is going on.
When I picked this book, I confused at once. Why does the cover of this book have two different titles? And why does it design to be upside down? I must admit that I don’t like two kinds of animals on the cover; however, I opened it because it represents a harmonious relationship in each picture--hugging and kissing that has a voice from my deep mind saying: Open it!!
What mommies do best—in this part, there are bears, pigs, mice, elephants and hedgehogs teaching daily matters for their children; likewise what daddies do best—there are hippos, goats, foxes, hares, and crocodiles. But the most important thing is that those animals accompany their children to play, to ride, to learn as well.
When I read this book, I also reflected something in common as this book depicted. My father taught me how to ride a bicycle while I was 5 or 6 years old; my mother took care of me when I was sick. She tucked a blanket for me, telling me it would recover soon. My father kept encouraging me stand up again and again while I fall down from a bicycle. With my parents’ encouragement and help, I was gradually overcame those obstacles. Then I am able to solve things by myself. Those animals just reflected some common domestic scenes as most children would do in their childhood. Besides, I think as long as they have love and support from their daddies and mommies in their young age, they will be stronger and happier in the future because they know their daddies and mommies stand by their sides forever.
The author painted those animals in watercolor that made me feel much real, cheerful and warm. In this book, it was mostly painted the bright color as background color and every picture has a light rounded shape surrounding them. In the last class I knew the rounded shape may symbolize the comfort, security, and stability. Shouldn’t they the most three important factors of a family have?? Family just likes a harbor after we finish a tire, long day. We rest, recharge at home and start a new day because the family offers us comfort, security and stability. In my opinion, the book is a family book so that the author chose this method to stand out each picture’s meaning.
This is a sweet book and it’s good to be used as bed-time story book. After children heard those animals behavior, they might also give their daddies and mommies a kiss and a hug before sleeping.
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