Joseph Fipps

It is not hard to be drawn by the beautiful illustrations of Genevieve Godbout. For those alone, I would give the book 5 stars. But then there is the text, focusing on the relationship between a 3-4 year old boy and his mom. And that didn't go as well as expected. There is a lot of neglect, emotional confusion, and very difficult conversations for a boy this age. In general, it shows what bad parenting can be: not consoling a child when he cries, threatening to no longer be his mom, being angry and scaring the boy so much that he is afraid to show his emotions: “My eyes begin to fill with tears. I hope Mommy doesn't notice”, letting the boy run away instead of sorting through emotions together... I would not recommend this book.

Read and reviewed: 2019-12-01