A bunch of jokes that aren't very funny.
I don't think kids would think of “trimming” as putting ribbons and stuff on something, like you trim a dress, I guess? Maybe it's just dated.
Be specific. Or, if you make good pie, people will forgive anything else.
Realistic yet enforces gender and class stereotypes.
Everybody's really lower class. Maybe that's good, because I guess there really isn't that much mixing of lower and upper class, so it's more realistic that way?
You can be anyone you want to be.
As the title says, nothing happens.
An ultra-short book which lives up to its title.
Even when moms get mad at their kids, they still love them.
Japan's version of the fairy realm.
The framing device for the story basically lampshades the fact that the story has a weird ending, which is even weirder.
Don't forget about those who you love. The kids explicitly point out the moral in the book.
When Will This Book Be Over?
An odd way of thinking about things, and also really long and boring, especially for such a brief story.
Everything is yours as much as you need it to be. Or maybe, don't take more of nature than you need? But it doesn't really say that. Maybe there is no message. It's complicated, like the relationship status on Facebook.
Went in one ear and out the other.
Mama Bear doesn't give Sister any actual advice or think about what kinds of situations she could get into, only tells her that she has "responsibility." What that responsibility is, is never mentioned. Is this like Spider-man? Is she supposed to catch criminals?
You should behave yourself at a slumber party if your mother mentions the word “responsibility” without explaining what she means.
The Big Question deserves a better answer.
This is like answering the question of “Who's Grandpa Smith?” by saying, “I'm really glad we have nice silverware.”
God made everything.
Prance, prance, I'm the Lord of the Forest!
Maybe the king needs to be taught a lesson, but The Lord of the Forest just gets to do whatever he wants because he's magical.
Don't be a jerk or you might turn your daughter into a cabbage.
Too-long Russian fable about the handsome guy getting the girl.
I guess it's saved from being a bad book to read to kids by virtue of not really being a book to read to kids.
If you're good looking, you can get away with anything. Or, women are property.
As bland as the snow.
Very repetitive. I certainly couldn't read this to my kid because it would drive me crazy.
Descriptive. None.
