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lefa's review against another edition
5.0
We love Todd Parr in this house. He keeps the bebe's attention with the bright colours and repetition, while I love his natural, relaxed style.
xterminal's review
3.0
Todd Parr, The Feel Good Book (Little, Brown, 2002)
Back when I reviewed The Family Book, my first brush with Todd Parr's work, I wondered whether my view of Parr would change if I found a book of his that had an actual plotline and some character development. The Feel Good Book is not that work. In fact, The Family Book and The Feel Good Book follow the same formula almost in lockstep, less a story than a list decorated with Parr's distinctive illustrations. Maybe because he's older now and used to being read stories that have an actual story to them, the Bean wasn't having this one as much as he did the other (that one, too, he seems to have grown out of a year later); we read it no more than once a week or so, and he never requests it a second time. I'll keep looking for that Todd Parr book with a storyline and relegate this one to the back of the shelf. ** ½
Back when I reviewed The Family Book, my first brush with Todd Parr's work, I wondered whether my view of Parr would change if I found a book of his that had an actual plotline and some character development. The Feel Good Book is not that work. In fact, The Family Book and The Feel Good Book follow the same formula almost in lockstep, less a story than a list decorated with Parr's distinctive illustrations. Maybe because he's older now and used to being read stories that have an actual story to them, the Bean wasn't having this one as much as he did the other (that one, too, he seems to have grown out of a year later); we read it no more than once a week or so, and he never requests it a second time. I'll keep looking for that Todd Parr book with a storyline and relegate this one to the back of the shelf. ** ½
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