One Word from Sophia

This is kinda a confusing and cute book. The cute is from the illustrations and how hard Sophia works on her presentations to get a giraffe for her birthday. She tailors each presentation to her family in order to get them on board to get the giraffe but in the end they all tell her to get to the point and talk less...which is the confusing part. I think it's strange thing to tell her when she is so passionate. I think this book at the end is just to show the importance of please and thank you. ~Ashley

What a disappointment! This book is written in reverse. It would have make sense for Sophia to start asking for what she wants by asking “Please” with crying eyes, then to learn how to create a develop speech to convince every person in the audience, and be encouraged, supported and complimented for doing so. Instead, in this book, Sophia starts with well researched analysis and great presentation, only to be told that she speaks too much (!!!) by every single member of her finally, while not being even listened to by her grandma, and ends by supplicating like a small baby girl... and it works! What a terrible example for kids.

Read and reviewed: 2018-12-03