Fun fact: do you know that a mummy elephant and a mummy giraffe are both called a"cow”!). It’s informative, but really could have been written in a more interesting and engaging way (e.g. The last page gives a list of interesting names of animal babies, parents and groups. But compared to the writer’s other awesome gems like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this book is undoubtedly a disappointment. The art works are nice, a signature style of Eric Carle. “Does a giraffe have a mother too…” It gets a bit horrifyingly boring when we got to the 5th animals, and my heart sank when I realized there were still 6 more animals to go!Ģ0-month old little-AJ didn’t seem to mind too much about the repetition (although mummy has been creating varied texts for this book just to rescue myself from boredom- “oh look! It’s baby penguin and mama penguin! Oh, remember the song “Mary has a little lamb?”, yes that’s the lamb and mama sheep, baaa baaa!”). The texts are repetitive “does a Lion have a mother too? Yes! A Lion has a mother. I'm only going with that because it's the lowest I can. The cult of Carle will love this book, as they seemingly do everyone one of your works, but for me this doesn't even deserve 1 star.
The others may be repetitive, boring and annoying but this one is potentially harmful. This book is just… distasteful to me even beyond the usual Carle complaints. Some children do not currently have a mother, or cannot be with theirs, I wonder how this text makes them feel? Sure my daughter doesn't have to think about this because she has hers, but as an adult I can't help but think about it. Carle, your text is boring, but let's add to this. No doubt you enjoy how many people call you a genius for your repetition. Carle, not only do I have to suffer from your same repetitive artwork, but I need to suffer another of your books that has the exact same wording each page but just changing the animal. "Yes!" you say, "A kangaroo has a mother.
What is it this time? Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother? Hopefully this will be our last encounter Mr. I thought I was through with your meddling, but Christmas again proved me wrong and another of your books was gifted to my daughter. Turns around in a chair, James Bond villain style.Īh, Mr.
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