Younger readers will miss the narrative structure typical to picture books. The positive message about allowing girls choices might be better suited to caregivers rather than the young girls themselves.
Little ones and their grown ups will delight in chanting this fun-filled twist on the classic nursery rhyme together long after the holiday festivities have ended.
Although the book is a bit abstract for the intended audience, toddlers will find comfort in the tone and in the sweet illustrations of a little girl growing up never far from her mother’s embrace.