I purchased this book at the same time I purchased Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe by Gavin De Becker. I read Never Talk to Strangers first, and was very disappointed. What do camels with bony knees, grouchy grizzly bears, parachuting hawks, a rhinoceros waiting for a bus, coyotes asking the time, and cars with whales at the wheel have to do with teaching my child about strangers - other than their ability to rhyme with the phrase "Never talk to strangers, please."?After reading Protecting the Gift, I decided to return this book rather than share it with my 3 1/2 year old daughter, especially after the author specifically mentioned the book Never Talk to Strangers in a chapter about why merely teaching children not to talk to strangers doesn't work. I would rather teach my children that it is *strangeness* (inappropriate behavior that's relevant), not strangers, that can be dangerous.