I would not like your child, who is not used to having
animals around him become scared of animals as a result of reading this book
for kids. I am sure it was not the author’s intention for children to be
fearful of animals but instead be able to frighten them away.
In fact, I am not sure that I would recommend this
book to a parent to read to their child, if the child was not used to playing
with animals.
I do however, have to acknowledge that the view I hold of
this book is not universal. The Independent on Sunday commented ….”Hilariously
Rude” and the TES primary commented …”unrelenting wit and inspired drawing”
One the dog food bowl there written “Pedigree Boy”. The
small boy is lying in the bowl with dog food half covering him up. There
is an enormous giant size like dog looking down on the little boy.
There is no doubt that there is wit in this book. My only
concern is that it is possible that the wit will not be understood by kids at such a young age.
You as parent know your child best and are in a position of
knowing if your child is confident around animals and will take this book in
the sense that it has been written.
The young boys scariest weapon is himself and he manages to
scare all of the animals away. This saves the day in this book for kids.