Why?: (Funny Children’s Books, Preschool Books, Early Elementary School Stories)

With a simple question and tons of visual action, what appears to be a humorous dialogue exposes deep meaning and clever thought.

A dangers, destructive super villain swoops into the mall and destroys everything in his path. The only thing which brings him to a halt is the question of one little girl: why? And the villain answers as honestly as he can, but each answer brings another 'why'. While the world rushes around, the little girl brings the villain deeper and deeper into an unexpected explanation of what his true goals are. The results are surprising.

This is a clever read, which takes a little humor and twists it into a deep psychological meaning. It's cute, especially the little girl and her endless question. And it's interesting show more that the villain takes the time to answer her each time, allowing himself to discover things he doesn't even realize himself. The reasoning is pretty understandable, although I think the slightly older end will first be able to start really grasping what's going on. Still, it's fun and leaves food for thought.

The illustrations are full of life and energy. The power of the villain is clear and yet, subtle enough to stay behind the meaning of the text. Still, the illustrations offer so much to look at and discover. It's fun to simply flip through them and explore the details. There's something new to find every time.

It's a funny read with so much depth, which is sure to grab the interest of not only young listeners but the older readers as well.

I received a complimentary copy and found this sweet and intriguing enough to want to leave my honest thoughts. show less

A little girl reforms a potential super villain by constantly asking him one simple question. Why? I think this book is secretly aimed at adults. I think the author assumes the adult will read the book to the kid. Why, because it sneakily encourages the reader to question Why they are doing something or want to do something.

He wants to rule the world because he has daddy issues. And he has orange hair. Hm.

"... everyone thinks he's the hero. Because ... everyone's battling something. Everyone wants to win. And that's what hero stories are about, right? Winning. You gotta have winners and losers."

Adorable and funny book. You don't have to read hidden commentary into it if you don't want to in order to enjoy it.

This is part of my 365 Kids Books challenge. For a fuller explanation see my review for [b:101 Amazing Facts about Australia|21332402|101 Amazing Facts about Australia (Countries of the World)|Jack Goldstein|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394253825l/21332402._SY75_.jpg|25417728] You can see all the books on their own shelf. The Reviewers seemed to run correctly last week, but didn't run this week at all, and the Readers list hasn't been fixed at all. I guess algorithm don't care. Looking at the beta pages, algorithm loves stars.

This is wonderful. I love this kid and I love what Keane made of her. The super villain is a hoot with a complex back story and this nameless child is a cheeky 21st century show more icon. At least I hope so. Keane's art has energy and a style that looks very casual and a little retro. Also, great use of the setting.

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It's the Five Whys...and then some, as a little girl questions Doctor X-Ray, who crashes through the mall roof when she's shopping with her mama.