The illustrations in the book are basic, to be sure - I find them hard to love, way too cutesy and leaving no room for imagination. The text is fine, but a couple of the illustrations send messages that are objectionable in my mind - one shows a mom basically ignoring her kid while she gabs on with a friend at the coffee shop (kid wants a cookie, the implication is that mom will say "no!" even though she got herself a coffee), and the other shows a dad ignoring a dejected-looking kid on the playground, who is waiting to play basketball, while he talks on the phone. Unfortunately, my kid loves this book. I hate it and periodically hide it so I won't have to read it to him...