Timothy Tunny Swallowed a Bunny

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Summary: A little to "dark" for our daughter
Review: I have enjoyed most of Bill Grossman's books, although some of them seem to be a little too "dark" for our daughter. I liked most of these poems as did my daughter. However, several of them seemed a little inappropriate and my daughter was noticeably uncomfortable with them (the words and/or illustrations). We no longer have the book and will stick with the other Grossman books in our library.

Rating:
Summary: Too creepy for very young kids!
Review: I totally agree with the parent who said this book was dark! This book is full of young adult, dark humor. This book creeped me out and I'm a twenty something! I came a across this book being a teacher's aide. I couldn't believe that someone (not the teacher) had selected this book for 4 and 5 year olds! The scariest one talked about "Dad" getting caught in a jar, and not being able to get him out! That kind of thing would really scare a young child. This book is more apprioate for a child who is 9 or 10 and is better able to understand the riddles, and knows that those kind of things could never really happen. However, there are a few riddles that that are just silly, and even a young child would laugh at. The rhymes are really creepy, like the original fairy tales, that kind of creepiness. I think this book should only be on the young adult shelf at the stores. The funny thing is that this book is written and geared towards the really young. I truly think that there should be a parent advisory lable on this book, if they are going to put it on the young kids shelf.

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding book for all ages!
Review: Several reviewers have said that this book is "too creepy and dark" for young children. I have to disagree. I have a three year old who loves this book and finds the illustrations and poems delightful. I feel the same way about it and I'm 41! I have a 10 year old and a 7 year old who also love this book. I think the majority of young children would find this book imaginative and entertaining. There may be some parents who don't expose their children to fairy tales and other "dark" stories, but their children are missing out on exciting, stimulating, creative ideas. If a child expresses a fear while you are reading to them, talk with your child about it. Don't attempt to shield them from a book because it has scary ideas. Life is full of scary things. Reading books together and talking about them is an ideal way to help them through their fears. But I believe that there are few children out there who would find this book scary or intimidating in any way.