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Summary: Great book
Comment: My mother and I read this book to my brother years ago from ages 1 1/2 until 5. I cried the first time I read it to my son. Amazing story, beautiful words. It's a must have for children
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Summary: Ms.Wray
Comment: This was my childrens favorite book, a must have for new parents.I gave a copy to my daughter to read to my new grandaughter for Christmas, and she got tears in her eyes. It's one you never forget!
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Summary: Life's a circle
Comment: This book is a simple and poignant story that every mother should possess. Life is a circle and you get back what you give. You will find yourself in tears by the end of the story. I read it to my children when they were little (20 years ago) and now I give this book to all new moms I know.
I recommend this book without hesitation!
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Summary: All I Can Say Is I Loved It
Comment: Out of morbid curiousity, I read some of the 'one star' reviews for this book. I was, honestly, shocked. My mother used to read this book (among many others) to me and my three siblings growing up. All four of us remember it lovingly and tenderly. It has such a sweet, moving story line. Some reviewers said it was 'creepy' that the mother came into the child's bedroom at night to watch him sleep. Well, if that's creepy, there is something wrong with me, because I love to watch my daughter sleep. It's so peaceful and it helps me remember after a hectic day what a precious gift I have. Anyway, the book has cute illistrations, humorous antics from the little boy in the story, and a feeling of sincere warmth and love surrounding the whole thing. I personally plan to get it for my little one when she is a little older (she's only an infant now).
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Summary: Great book for Mama's Boys and Helicopter Parents
Comment: If you've gotten this far into the review stream, you've gotten a good sense for the factors that make this book one of the creepiest stories ever told. I read this around campfires just to scare children and adults alike.
I say it's not just creepy, though.
I say this book is solely responsible for an entire generation of helicopter parents and mama's boys. I watched my step-mother read this to my half-brother, who is 13 now. And still to this day, before he goes to bed, they repeat the tagline for this book, "Love you forever, like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be." And this kid can't even cross the street without having her there.
If you've seen Chinatown, you will know what I'm about to say. We see the mom climb in the window (reminds me of Norman Bates in Psycho) and put the son on her lap. The son is grown, although he didn't even go to college. Great job parenting. Or they didn't show the college scene, because when she crawled into the dorm, she was arrested.
Anyway, she crawls into the son's bed, and puts him on her lap, and the next page, suddenly, there's a baby. We have no idea where the baby came from. We've never met the wife, and the son is not wearing a wedding ring. But I think we all know that she is the baby's grandmother and mother! Just like Chinatown with Jack Nicholson.
Call me weird. Heck, call me creepy, but mothers do not drive across town with ladders on their roofs and climb into their child's home.
And people who are close to death shouldn't be hoisted out of their wheel chairs onto other people's laps. It's not safe for them.
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