Wow! This is just about the creepiest kid's book I've ever read. It is especially disturbing that it has obviously been produced with such earnestness and sincerity. I especially agree with the other reviewer who stated that there is no middle ground with this book that I've ever heard of. You either LOVE it, or are very creeped out by it...I'm sorry gals, but a mother sneaking into her grown son's house and crawling across the floor in a darkened room sounds more like stalking, than unconditional love.I have read it a few times to my daughter and she likes it good enough. Of course, she is a kid, she likes EVERYTHING I read to her. Seen through her eyes, it is just a story. She doesn't have enough life experience to get creeped out by it like me and my wife do.(shiver...)