The kids loved this book! And it was great! The TV comes alive and takes over all the parental duties. We watch TV very sparingly over here (my kids get excited when I occasionally put Jeopardy on in the evening. No, they don't answer the questions, but I'm convinced their math is getting better because they like to add up everyone's "points" and keep track of their winnings. And they do ask questions, like: "Is that mountain really real?" re: Mt Rushmore, and then we had a little impromptu history lesson. But I digress). This book reinforced that TV is best in small doses. And it was cute and funny. Todd is so tiny. He only comes up to his parents' ankles. Mimi got such a kick out of that :) Me too :) Great book! Read Aloud--3rd & 4th; This is one I wish all parents would read. FANTASTIC message about the importance of turning of the TV and spending time with your child. We talked about limiting television/video/computer games and eating dinner as a family WITHOUT the TV on. I polled each class about how many of them ate dinner at least three times a week as a family WITHOUT the television. Less than a handful of kids raised their hands in each class. So very sad.
I don't usually ever rate kid books but I loved this one so much! My kids loved it too!
—Rainydaz
This book is pro-reading, pro-parenting and prodigiously funny.
—divya
Scary but true in most homes
—Mariah123
3.5
—saltandpepper
