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Special Book Review "Jack and the Box" When we think of the Jack in the Box toy, we have memories of a fun toy that you wind up and get surprised when it finally pops out of the box. There's no secret there...the toy is definitely going to pop out of the box. Then you push it down and play it again and again. But what if Jack in the Box didn't work that way? The book, "Jack and the Box," by Art Spiegelman, takes a new twist on an old toy idea. The character in the book, a bunny named Jack, is given a toy by his parents. When he first sees it pop out of the box, he's very surprised and a bit scared. After he realizes the toy (named Zack), has a mind of its own, he gets angry at it because it doesn't want to play (it doesn't want to play?!). After Zack the toy scares Jack a few more times, things get even more strange. On a positive note, we think this book is imaginative, creative, and easy for young readers to practice. But because of the creepiness factor of the "silly toy's" behavior, dialogue and illustrations, we feel that this story may actually scare some younger children. That's not to say that others won't enjoy the book -- parents, you know your child best...use your best judgement before deciding to read this book with your child. Some of us actually got a sinister feeling after reading the book -- the toy is playing with the boy, instead of the boy playing with the toy... We're sure the point of this book is to just be "silly," but for young children we prefer more light-hearted stories and those with an actual purpose. ~My ParenTime November, 2008 Click here to read about and purchase this book. Your purchase through Amazon.com will help support MyParenTime.com.

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