Karen M. Hefty

I discovered this book in my bookshelf and had honestly never seen it before. It is a “personalized” childrens book dedicated to my sister, Colleen, from when she was in preschool. All the characters (except raggedy ann and andy) were named after our family and friends, and they all lived in our hometown. Honestly, while reading it, I was a little weirded out. The concept was cool, but overall it seemed to be written in haste and not made to be good literature. The appeal of the book wasn’t supposed to be the plot, the illustrations, or the characters, it was supposed to be the fact that it was personalized. As a result, the other areas were lacking. Overall, if we are talking about providing your child with good literature, I would not recommend this book. If you’re looking for a novel present for your child, then it may be something to consider. The main idea of this book is that with a little hard work and dedication, any problem can be solved.… (meer)