Review of Mom & Dad Are Always Right
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Review of Mom & Dad Are Always Right
[Following is a volunteer review of "Mom & Dad Are Always Right" by Aimee Andren.]
When you are a child, you think life is tough because your parents make you follow rules, but then you realize that all those rules were put in place to help you. This is exactly what happens in Mom & Dad Are Always Right by Aimee Andren. Pete and June are rather cheeky siblings, always defying their parents’ instructions. Each time they try to go against Mom and Dad’s orders, they go on rollicking adventures that teach them why they should obey their loving parents. Pete and June may think they know it all, but when their mother and father let them have their way, they realize that they still have a lot to learn.
The cover features a black-and-white illustration of the family as they write and edit the book’s title with pencils. This is a quirky and creative design. This storybook consists of 5 short tales, or episodes, involving the members of this household. Each brief narrative is written in rhyming verses. The themes include nuclear family dynamics, obedience, responsibility, cooperation, adventure, and childhood hijinks. As this is a children’s book, there is no profanity, lewd material, or violence in the text. There is no religious content either.
With divorce being quite common these days, I like the fact that these stories portray the inner workings of a nuclear family. It is nice to read about a mother and father working together and supporting each other’s parenting decisions. From refusing to eat vegetables to protesting bedtime, I also like the way the stories exemplify common childhood behaviors and realistic sibling interactions. Sometimes, Pete and June get along, and at other times, they argue. My favorite stories are the one where they try to avoid brushing their teeth and end up meeting a dragon as well as the one where they beg their parents for a pet. In addition, I enjoyed looking at the adorable black-and-white sketches, drawn by Mike Quinones, that can be found throughout the book.
However, the text is poorly-formatted in the Amazon Kindle version that I read. It is blurry, pixelated, and difficult to read, even when using the zoom-in feature. It seems as if the text became distorted when the editor/publisher converted the file to the Kindle format. So, the editors need to rectify that issue. If I had to nitpick about anything, I would say that Pete and June are a bit stereotypical and possess very similar character traits. It would have been an interesting contrast if one of them was more mature and more well-behaved than the other.
Nevertheless, I have decided to give Mom & Dad Are Always Right by Aimee Andren a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. I only deducted a star due to the formatting issue I mentioned. Apart from that, this publication is devoid of errors. It is a wonderful storybook. The rhyming pattern will grab a young child’s attention and help them remember the lessons being taught. I recommend this book for children aged 5-10 years old.
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Mom & Dad Are Always Right
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When you are a child, you think life is tough because your parents make you follow rules, but then you realize that all those rules were put in place to help you. This is exactly what happens in Mom & Dad Are Always Right by Aimee Andren. Pete and June are rather cheeky siblings, always defying their parents’ instructions. Each time they try to go against Mom and Dad’s orders, they go on rollicking adventures that teach them why they should obey their loving parents. Pete and June may think they know it all, but when their mother and father let them have their way, they realize that they still have a lot to learn.
The cover features a black-and-white illustration of the family as they write and edit the book’s title with pencils. This is a quirky and creative design. This storybook consists of 5 short tales, or episodes, involving the members of this household. Each brief narrative is written in rhyming verses. The themes include nuclear family dynamics, obedience, responsibility, cooperation, adventure, and childhood hijinks. As this is a children’s book, there is no profanity, lewd material, or violence in the text. There is no religious content either.
With divorce being quite common these days, I like the fact that these stories portray the inner workings of a nuclear family. It is nice to read about a mother and father working together and supporting each other’s parenting decisions. From refusing to eat vegetables to protesting bedtime, I also like the way the stories exemplify common childhood behaviors and realistic sibling interactions. Sometimes, Pete and June get along, and at other times, they argue. My favorite stories are the one where they try to avoid brushing their teeth and end up meeting a dragon as well as the one where they beg their parents for a pet. In addition, I enjoyed looking at the adorable black-and-white sketches, drawn by Mike Quinones, that can be found throughout the book.
However, the text is poorly-formatted in the Amazon Kindle version that I read. It is blurry, pixelated, and difficult to read, even when using the zoom-in feature. It seems as if the text became distorted when the editor/publisher converted the file to the Kindle format. So, the editors need to rectify that issue. If I had to nitpick about anything, I would say that Pete and June are a bit stereotypical and possess very similar character traits. It would have been an interesting contrast if one of them was more mature and more well-behaved than the other.
Nevertheless, I have decided to give Mom & Dad Are Always Right by Aimee Andren a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. I only deducted a star due to the formatting issue I mentioned. Apart from that, this publication is devoid of errors. It is a wonderful storybook. The rhyming pattern will grab a young child’s attention and help them remember the lessons being taught. I recommend this book for children aged 5-10 years old.
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Mom & Dad Are Always Right
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Latest Review: Mom & Dad Are Always Right by Aimee Andren
