The Little Moose Who Couldn't Go To Sleep

The Little Moose Who Couldn't Go To Sleep
by Willy Claflin
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

My Review:
I read this book to my five year old. My son got a couple fun laughs from the book. It's fun to read, and you need to have a certain moose-voice to really get into it. A little deeper and slower than normal. The moose-kind talk a bit differently with some funny words (the book includes a handy-dandy dictionary) and a bit of “he say he hungry” improper English. I didn't mind it for moose-speak, but I would have preferred proper diction for the narration parts of the story.

This was like a little moose fairy tale. The importance of getting a good night's sleep to function well the next day, plus some silly interactions with a helpful sheep. My son was disturbed that the teachers at school said unkind things about the sheep, but he truly enjoyed the adventure, the words, and the different voices necessary for moose-speak.

Three to five years old seems about the perfect age for it, although some of the words are a little over the head of a five year old. Also, I have to downgrade a bit for throwing in the words dumb and stupid. My son knows those words by having an older brother, but those aren't words I want him repeating and they're unnecessary for a young children's book.

Overall, a fun, engaging story, but we probably won't read it often and if you're quicker than me, you'll probably change a couple words as you read to avoid exposing your young kids to more questionable language.

I received a complementary ARC of this book via netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

**This review is archived on my blog: The Theory of Lieto Fine.