Very good example for kids
593299
I read this book to my toddlers and they oved it. I love it because it teaches them perseverance as well as patience.
3165725
I got this version to read with my 8 year old, before redecorating her room. It engaged her nicely and i think it put her in a good frame of mind to be able to go through her stuff. It takes a positive and emotional approach to things, which isn't for everyone, but i think it is helpful for kids who tend to have a hard time letting go of their things.
3727425
This book uses accessible language for my six-year-old and is accurate as to his feelings as a kindergartner who's in the gifted program.  He enjoyed the examples from other kids and that these examples included the child's age.  The wide range of opinions seemed to resonate with him.  As his mother, I also found it helpful to get a better handle on what bothers most kids about this and as a discussion tool with him.  We used it to get specific about what he doesn't like and what he thinks is cool.
1357283
The story is very easy for young children to follow and understand. It carries with it a very good message.
3881974
This is one of the better books I have for my child.  She really enjoys this one.  She's not quite 4 yet so she may be a bit more advanced than some kids.  I'd suggest any child attending a teaching daycare look at age 3 for starting this book.  Good book overall.
287815
How do you tell a young child to be aware that not all people are good without scaring them?  This book gives excellent examples of different situations that a child may find her/his self in where a strong NO! is required because private parts are private.  The idea of assigning red or green flags to various people made much sense to my 4 1/2 year old granddaughter, and she enjoyed having it read to her.  I only wish this book had been around 40+ years ago when my children were young.
165686
My six year old son and eight year old daughter liked this book. It has five little stories about Wiggly the Worm, Snarky Snail, Rattles Snake,  Munchy Mosquito, and Mac Apple. Each story describes the main character and their little adventures. There aren't a lot of pictures, but there is a good sized picture of each animal (or fruit) character at the beginning of each story. The stories are very descriptive, and allows for kids to use their imaginations to visualize the story.  It is a fun story we can read in home school and the kids can write a book report or we can reference when studying how to develop a story or describe characters in writing.

 A couple of the stories have an activity at the end of the story that the kiddos could do. One story has a  recipe at the end (children can do with the help of a parent).  Each character learns a little lesson in each story. They learn to work together, be brave and help others. They also learn that they should learn why a person acts or reacts a certain way, because it may be because they are hurting inside and need understanding. They even learned that they shouldn't bite people (a lesson learned through Munchy Mosquito's story). Kids can relate to the situations the characters find themselves in. They also can relate to the imperfections and mistakes of the characters. The stories help kids learn lessons without coming across as preachy. I wish I had the Munchy Mosquito story to help when my son was a toddler and went through a biting phase.

My kids were able to read some of the stories on their own. I had to help them with some of the bigger words.  The kiddos like for me to read the story to them, but I think this is a story they will enjoy reading on their own over and over again.  I did receive this book for free for reviewing  purposes and in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
3029797
With two children under the age of five, I know that it's not always easy for little ones to understand the feelings they feel or how they should react or handle situations and emotions that are new or overwhelming to them.. Often, it seems really, really hard for them. Because of this, I absolutely love books that help guide and teach children how to deal with their emotions and understand the things that they are feeling. Worry is not a great thing for anyone whether young, old, male, female, etc. but everyone feels it and it nice to have a visual representation in the form of the illustrations in this story in order to better explain to kids the idea of worry. I also enjoyed the fact that Is A Worry Worrying You? gave multiple different possibilities and examples of worry as no two situations or people are the same. Overall, this was a great book, and I think it's a fun teaching aid to little ones.
2743590
I read this book to my children and my boys couldn't believe how much effort the little dragon put into helping the little turtle.  It taught them that if you want a good friend, you first need to become a good friend.
At the end of the book there are questions to ask your kids a recipe for cookies.  The illistrations were fantastic with rich, bright colors.  We loved it.
I'm giving it 3.5 stars only because it's a simple little book and if it were read by parents who don't talk to their children about the lessons in books, the children may or may not pick up on the lesson.
2122711
What a great kids book with a really great lesson.  The artwork is very good also.  I bought this book for my nephew, hes not old enough to read yet but my brother reads to him allot daily, once he is old enough he can read it and appreciate the story and lesson.
2467958
Very young ones will love this book. It's got great illustrations that kids can relate to. The text is simple, almost like a poem.  Very good as a reading aloud book!
1757167
This book was lovely, but a tad predictable, until the last two pages. Then it gets really really good. A very gentle approach to teaching kids that not all families look like each other. The text is great, the pictures even better. This book is also great for families with step siblings, etc.

We are an adoptive family with 2 bio kids and 1 Ethiopian guy, and we bought 6 copies of this to send as a gift to all the cousins' families. I highly recommend.
2610342
Great summer review for children.....the only thing I dislike is that there are no examples!  It has a variety of subjects and math problems for the kids to solve....which is great, but I had to make my own list of math examples for my children.
2996241
My kids really like this book. It deals with real issues that they seem to understand ( even at seven and four years old).
563840
I read this book to our 3 and 5 yo girls.  They really enjoy it and want to follow through with it.  It uses lots of concrete examples for kids to relate to.  It also explains what manners really mean, so that kids can determine whether a behavior is considered a good manner or not even if it is not covered in the book.  Our 5yo daughter's senior kindergarten teacher did not know about this book.  Then our daughter brought the book to show her that this is what we read at home and her teacher LOVES the book and wishes to share this book with her students in her class regularly.  Every household should have one to teach kids patience and kindness, which is what good manners is all about.
3587782
The kids love it.  Good animation quality.  It is good to show kids that girls can be very good at both critical thinking and mechanical skills.
524019
I think kids over about seven would really enjoy reading or having this book read to them.  Kids love to believe they are very capable of doing adult things.  In this book the young people are clever and fortunately able to get themselves out of trouble.  The only negative thing was that it was a little short.