First sentence: One cold Christmas Eve, the Beanie Boos let out a cheer. A very special visitor soon would be here! "Santa is coming!" Alpine cried in delight. "We have to make everything look merry and bright."
Premise/plot: One of the BOOS is stealing the cookies the others are leaving for Santa. Can you guess which Boo it is?
My thoughts: What you see is what you get. I don't have a problem with that. In fact, it's rather helpful when books deliver exactly what they promise. This is a novelty picture book. It stars TOYS as characters. It has STICKERS--sparkly, sparkly stickers. That's what you'll be getting if you buy this one. (I don't think any library will add this one to the collection!)
The rhyming is hit and miss. I haven't decided how I feel about that. On the one hand, even when the rhyming is on it feels cheesy--Mac the Mouse might approve. On the other hand, when the rhyming is off it has a misfit feel like a train with square wheels. I do wish it was better knowledge that all children's books do not have to rhyme. There's no law that says they should.
© 2018 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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