A review by winecellarlibrary
Ms. Goshsquash by Lola Coleman

2.0

The illustrations are the best part of this book. The first time I read it, I read it silently. I struggled with the cadence, or honestly, the lack thereof. The second time I read it, I read it aloud to my daughter. The variation in syllables made it difficult to read smoothly. Sometimes the rhyming words are close together, and sometimes there are long sentences separating them. There doesn't appear to be any structure to the rhyming. The book is a little too specific about the bad behaviors the children in the story have. When reading a book to children about behaving, you want to focus on the positive rather than naming several bad things that the characters do, such as cussing and hitting your sibling with a broom. Lastly, the ending is very abrupt.

I received a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and DartFrog Books.