I’ve been thinking of doing this for awhile, going through Reed’s books and telling you which I love. I put it off, because I’m lazy. Tonight, though, I reached my limit. I HATE the following book. And honestly feel I should warn you against buying it.
Day Is Done by Peter Yarrow
Word. for. word.
Seriously, think about what it would be like to read these words to your child. And the chorus. “Day is done, day is done, all will be well when the day is done.” Over and over again. And the images are cute enough, but not fantastic. Certainly not worth the annoyance of not having a real story to read.
I’ve been having problems getting rid of it, though, because it’s a book from my mom. I have really disliked nearly all the books she’s given us and they’ve ended up in the donate pile, the trash (after Reed tore it apart, it being a pop-up and me not caring enough to stop him, which I still feel really guilty over, I mean, it IS still a book!), or hidden away until she comes to visit and then placed on the shelf. Having them hidden means Reed is even more interested in them, so it looks like they’re favorites of his.
At the very least we’ve figured out to stop reading the repeated lines. Still. Do you really want to be telling him about how he’ll inherit the problems mankind has wrought?
