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A review by r_j_setser
The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears: The Mystery of the Missing Bunnies by Donna Carr Roberts
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
Mr. Fuzzy Ears is a beautifully illustrated, puppy adventure where Officer Fuzzy Ears employs his energy to track down some missing bunnies!
The wording of the story does seem a bit advanced for it's target readership and it may lose the attention of young listeners, but overall it's a fun story. I have mixed feelings about the very obvious disdain towards technology in the story. On one hand, I thought it was a cute way to introduce to kids how much they might miss while remaining inside on ipads or video games, but there was an implication that I didn't care for where a character calls the bunnies "stupid" for wanting to use the technology in the first place and I would have a hard time reading that conversation aloud to kids. For one, I don't want to provide kids with rude phrases by saying it aloud myself (even if it is in a story) and two, I just didn't like how harsh that was. Ipads are cool. Video games are cool. Kids aren't stupid for wanting to play on them (and neither are parents for allowing their parents to play), we just need to exercise restraint and learn to implement balance. So I like the heart of that message, but it was executed rather brashly and obviously.
Overall, it's a fun little story. Other than the disapproval of screen time and the encouragement for playing outside and being creative, there's not much educational value. Even with Mr. Fuzzy Ears joining the police force, the police comments are kept at stereotypes (such as eating a police donut). So, it's cute and would make for a fun read aloud (at parental discretion).
The wording of the story does seem a bit advanced for it's target readership and it may lose the attention of young listeners, but overall it's a fun story. I have mixed feelings about the very obvious disdain towards technology in the story. On one hand, I thought it was a cute way to introduce to kids how much they might miss while remaining inside on ipads or video games, but there was an implication that I didn't care for where a character calls the bunnies "stupid" for wanting to use the technology in the first place and I would have a hard time reading that conversation aloud to kids. For one, I don't want to provide kids with rude phrases by saying it aloud myself (even if it is in a story) and two, I just didn't like how harsh that was. Ipads are cool. Video games are cool. Kids aren't stupid for wanting to play on them (and neither are parents for allowing their parents to play), we just need to exercise restraint and learn to implement balance. So I like the heart of that message, but it was executed rather brashly and obviously.
Overall, it's a fun little story. Other than the disapproval of screen time and the encouragement for playing outside and being creative, there's not much educational value. Even with Mr. Fuzzy Ears joining the police force, the police comments are kept at stereotypes (such as eating a police donut). So, it's cute and would make for a fun read aloud (at parental discretion).