The Tales of Old Green Eyes by Cathy Kennedy

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Childrens Story

Tale of the Old Green Eyes
The Tale of Ole Green Eyes by Cathy Kennedy is a story about two sisters and their adventures while staying with their grandparents over the weekend. The story is based on a story told to Cathy by her husband’s grandmother, grandma Sarah.

During their stay with their grandparents, Brittany and Nicole learned about the story about the panther- Old Green Eyes from their great grandma. They were intrigued by the story that she told and how great grandma and her sister barely managed to escape from the panther back then when they went out to fetch a pail of water.

The sisters too had their own encounter with what they thought to be Old Green Eyes when they were out walking in the mountains the next day. Luckily for them it was the cat with the green eyes Mischief instead of a real panther which their great grandmother encountered back then.

My thoughts

I found this tale a rather light- hearted read about a visit and stay over at the grandparents house. The story was a bit shorter then I have expected as I was looking forward to more development of the plot. I didn’t really like the graphic as I found it a bit too serious for a children’s storybook. The book will make a good bedtime story read for elementary age kids.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of The Tale of Ole Green Eyes for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own. This post has a compensation level of 3

May 19, 2012

Luca Lashes and His First Trip to the Dentist

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Dentist visit, Lucas Lashes

Lucas Lashes

Luca Lashes and His First Trip to the Dentist by Nicole and Damir Fonovich is one of the books which is part of the Lucas Lashes series of books. Available in English, French, Italian and Spanish this book brings us through the fears kids have of the unexpected and how they can overcome it.

In this book Luca’s first trip to the dentist is documented. His fears about going to the dentist and also how he overcomes his fears at the dentist through drawing strength from his lashes by blinking twice.

My Thoughts on the book

Nicole and Damir’s book gives a step by step walk through on what happens during a dentist visit. I too love the handy suggestions to parents at the end of the book on how to prepare the child for the dentist visit. The book is easy to read and follow for younger readers with pictures and words on alternate pages. The only thing which I didn’t really like was the illustrations as I found that they were a tad too “mature” looking for a children’s storybook. I would prefer a more cartoon like pictures to go along with the story.

I recommend this book to parents who would like to prepare their child for their first visit to the dentist.

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