Mommy in PA says: This is the charming story of three baby raccoons named Bobo, Jiggy, and Squirt who become abandoned by their mother when they are very young. A caring human named Nieves Monge takes them in and raises them to be released back into the wild where they belong.
The story starts out a little odd as the raccoons are the narrators and I was having a little bit of a hard time keeping everything straight for the first few pages but then I finally was able to read through it at a pretty good pace without getting confused. I read the story to my 14 year old daughter and 7 year old son. My son actually lost interest at about half way through but said that it was ok.
My daughter and I really liked the educational value of the story as it is about something that really happened and the author is well educated on rehabilitating wildlife. We really appreciated the informational paragraphs that were included towards the end (when the raccoons were taking a nap).
The story follows the three baby raccoons from the very first day they met their human mother until the day she sets them free back into the wild where they came from. The story takes you through various stages of emotion. We were sad when their mother didn't come home to them, happy when the human found them, we laughed as they discovered their new surroundings, and we felt the sadness that Nieves experienced when she had to tell them goodbye.
I really wish Nieves would have had more photos than just the one on the cover and would love to see her make a children's book of this with full page photos and more simplified story for the little ones (like my seven year old).
In summary I really liked the educational value of this book but it read a little choppy for me trying to read it aloud to my kids. We would have loved to see more photo of the raccoons.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. but all opinions are my own.
1 comment:
Sounds like a great story! Awesome review! Thanks!
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