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dragonbitebooks's review against another edition
3.0
Review originally posted on my blog, Nine Pages.
Daniel asks King Friday what it is like to be king, and Friday declares him king for the day. He gives Daniel a list of things that he needs to bring to the castle at the end of the day. It’s never quite clear what King Friday intended to do with these items. After acquiring them, Daniel gives them all away in the course of the day to cheer up or help his friends. He never acquires replacements for the items that he gives away, which seemed a little odd honestly. Though Daniel visits shops, he doesn't seem to pay. There's seems to be some economy run on trade of services. I really don't remember much of Mister Roger's Neighborhood anymore, and I have never seen Daniel's Tiger's Neighborhood. Reading this aloud, I avoided the ending catchphrase, which is unfamiliar to me, and any singing.
Daniel asks King Friday what it is like to be king, and Friday declares him king for the day. He gives Daniel a list of things that he needs to bring to the castle at the end of the day. It’s never quite clear what King Friday intended to do with these items. After acquiring them, Daniel gives them all away in the course of the day to cheer up or help his friends. He never acquires replacements for the items that he gives away, which seemed a little odd honestly. Though Daniel visits shops, he doesn't seem to pay. There's seems to be some economy run on trade of services. I really don't remember much of Mister Roger's Neighborhood anymore, and I have never seen Daniel's Tiger's Neighborhood. Reading this aloud, I avoided the ending catchphrase, which is unfamiliar to me, and any singing.
mckenzierichardson's review against another edition
2.0
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I am all for teaching children to share and be kind, but I also think that it is okay to be selfish sometimes. This book goes a little too far for me. Daniel cheers up two of his friends by giving them something he got in order to complete a task. This was a nice thing to do, but I can't help feel it sends too extreme a message. Yes, we should be kind to others, but there are more ways to be kind than just giving someone something. There were some good examples of being kind (helping to decorate baked goods, picking up papers for someone). Just because you have something, doesn't mean you have to necessarily give it to someone to make them feel better. You can give them a hug or ask them to play or help them clean up a mess or go on a walk together or a million other things. It is okay (and healthy) to be selfish sometimes.
Overall, an okay book, but I didn't like how Daniel Tiger but everyone else's needs before his own. There needs to be a balance between selfishness and selflessness that I think this book completely skips over for the sake of pushing kindness.
I am all for teaching children to share and be kind, but I also think that it is okay to be selfish sometimes. This book goes a little too far for me. Daniel cheers up two of his friends by giving them something he got in order to complete a task. This was a nice thing to do, but I can't help feel it sends too extreme a message. Yes, we should be kind to others, but there are more ways to be kind than just giving someone something. There were some good examples of being kind (helping to decorate baked goods, picking up papers for someone). Just because you have something, doesn't mean you have to necessarily give it to someone to make them feel better. You can give them a hug or ask them to play or help them clean up a mess or go on a walk together or a million other things. It is okay (and healthy) to be selfish sometimes.
Overall, an okay book, but I didn't like how Daniel Tiger but everyone else's needs before his own. There needs to be a balance between selfishness and selflessness that I think this book completely skips over for the sake of pushing kindness.