Lana Vanderlee PhD

First sentence: If you're a baby chicken,
then I'll be a chicken too.
And if you're a little rooster,
then I'll cock-a-doodle-doo!
If you can bark and wag your tail,
well, then I'll be a dog.
And if you live on lily pads,
of course I'll be a frog.

Premise/plot: Written in rhyme, this one celebrates unconditional love and families. There are so many books about a parent loving a child. Sometimes they star animals. Sometimes they star humans. Some are in rhyme, some aren't. This one is fairly typical.

My thoughts: I enjoyed this one. Yes, it has been done thousands of times. But most are enjoyable enough. This one is cute and fun. Will it stay in print? Only time will tell. This one would make a sweet read aloud with little ones.… (more)