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Review Date: 5/1/2010
Helpful Score: 1
The basic premise of the book is that as we grow up, we become familiar with feelings of unhappiness if we are raised with overly harsh, punitive treatment by the adults in our lives. Because we love our parents and caretakers, and because we experience many of these emotions before we are cognitively mature enough to evaluate such treatment, we accept that we deserve to feel unhappy when we don't meet others' expectations. When we do feel happy, it's unfamiliar to us, so we unconsciously sabotage our happiness in order to maintain our emotional equilibrium. This carries over into every other aspect of our lives, including personal relationships, career, and physical well-being. The Piepers, who are professional therapists, offer many practical suggestions to counteract these tendencies.
Review Date: 9/9/2016
This is a magical tale for children age 9 and up that tells the story of how a girl finds her only friend in a stray cat, then must risk her life to save her friend. In the process, she learns that she has known how to perform magic all along.
Note: The front cover doesn't show up in this post, but if you click on the Amazon review, you can see what the cover looks like.
Note: The front cover doesn't show up in this post, but if you click on the Amazon review, you can see what the cover looks like.
Review Date: 1/6/2010
Helpful Score: 1
I read this book to my granddaughter over and over again from the time she was a year old. It has sturdy 3-dimensional ladybugs on each page, which she loved to touch. It featured different animals on each page, which helped her learn about different animals. The verses of the poem are short enough that you can finish reading them before the little one wants to turn the page. I liked it so much I got her two copies, one to keep at her house and one to keep at my house to read to her when she comes over.
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