Pamela Lloyd

This was a book I had when I was little. I just read it to the baby and realized that I don't agree at all with the message it's trying to teach my baby. The overall message appears to be: don't be ambitious. I do think the illustrations are adorable, though. That's about the only positive I have for this story. Here is the point where I realized the overall take-home message: "Samuel was so glad to be home in his own little room that he didn't care what any of them thought about his adventure. He just snuggled down in his bed, and made up his mind that he would never be ambitious again. Instead, he would settle down and raise a respectable family like any other flea." Hmmm. I think I want my little one to be as ambitious as possible, so this one gets put back on the shelf never to be read again.… (meer)