Friday, September 26, 2014

If Kids Ran the World by Leo and Diane Dillon -- OPTIONAL

Dillon, Leo and Diane If Kids Ran the World. PICTURE BOOK. Blue Sky Books/Scholastic, 2014. $18.99. Content: G.

This book postulates that if kids ran the world, everyone would have enough to eat, and a safe place to live, and all the medicine they needed. People would laugh and play more, and worry a lot less. There would be no bullying. Everyone would have religious freedom. The world, in short, would be perfect, if only kids were in charge.

While I appreciate the concept of this book, it's so extremely idealistic and unbelievable that I find it hard to lose myself in the story, and the wording and wish list seem much more tailored to adults than to young children.

EL (K-3) -- OPTIONAL. Reviewer: Caryn

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