I liked the story up until the part where the mother goes across town, climbs through her adult son's bedroom window, and rocks him while singing. Then we have the next section of the story where the son has to rock her because she is too old, frail and possibly dying. Who wants to read something like that to their child as a bedtime story?My husband thinks it's a sweet book. I think it's strange. Therefore it is not allowed to be read in this house again.I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.