Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)
Genre: children's fiction
Challenges: 100 Book Challenge 2011, 2011 Page to Screen Reading Challenge
Review: Writing a review of a children's book as an adult can be a tricky thing because you have to remember that you're not really the intended audience the author was writing for. Some children's books speak to everyone, regardless of age. Others really are meant to appeal only to children, and that's not a bad thing at all. It just makes a reviewer's life a little more difficult!
I think this book is one of those that really appeal more to children. Personally, I found it saccharine. Certainly others must find more of value in this book, since it's been made into a fairly successful movie. There are lessons about confidence and kindness and not being judgmental that go down faily easy. And I suppose any book that has a dog who smiles so big he sneezes is bound to have fans.
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