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Ode to capitalism.

It presupposes a world where mice are intelligent and humans exist but don't realize that the mice are intelligent, which is kind of a difficult world to live in when you realize that we kill mice for pretty trifling things. But, you know.

Message

Everybody has some skill of worth.

Hot days make everyone grouchy.

It's a prose poem where the repetition is enough to create parallelism but not too much where it becomes annoying. The diction isn't overly simplistic and the pictures are interesting to look at.

Message

People get mad at their friends, but then they get over it.

Princesses can be knights, too.

Definitely a good message of female empowerment. I'm not sure it would resonate well with boys who read it because of that, but it's more of an answer to traditional fairy tales.

Message

Girls shouldn't be treated as property.

Fun book of noisy poems.

There are a lot of different noises, and I think children would enjoy repeating the noises of the poems. The illustrations are cute. The poems are funny.

Message

None.

Gorgeous, detailed paintings with hidden objects.

I don't think we owned this book as a child and probably checked it out from the library, but I remember spending hours with my mother and sister just trying to see what I could find in all the details, all the hidden little things that are tucked into every corner of the image.

Message

None.

Probably more for grandpas than grandkids.

It's pretty much what I expected. A little silly, a little sappy.

Message

It's fun to play with your grandpa.

Sometimes winter seems to last forever.

It's a simple story with a simple message, and the sparse text makes it beautiful.

Message

It's hard to grow seeds, but be patient.

A well-written story about writing stories.

I love the quirky illustrations and the story within a story. It's well written. It's interesting.

Message

How to write a story. Or, anybody can write a story.

How to see the world as a scientist.

It's kind of formalizing the experimental method that children go through in their innate curiosity. It's funny. I don't know if children would like it as much as adults, but it might give them an introduction to the scientific method.

Message

Science is fun. Everyday things can be science.

A new land of possibility and poignancy.

The wordless drawings capture the potential and amazement of moving to a new land, but also the loneliness, isolation, homesickness and difficulty communicating with people.

Message

Moving is difficult but rewarding.