I Will Love You Forever
Author: Tatsuya MiyanishiCategory: Illustrated Children's Book
Suitable for: All Ages, ideal for ages 5-7
My Rating: 2.5
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Format Read for Review: ARC from the
author/publisher in return for my honest review.
Pages: 40
Description: A Maiasaura
(herbivore) finds an egg in the forest one day. She keeps it safe with an egg
of her own until both eggs hatch. When the mystery egg hatches she discovers it
is a baby Tyrannosaurus (carnivore). She raises the Tyrannosaurus with her own
baby even though he is her natural predator. As the Tyrannosaurus grows he
discovers what he truly is and after meeting his biological father in the woods
he disappears with him and never comes back.
In Short: Overall I thought this book was too dark to be
enjoyable for children. Although it tries to have positive messages of
unconditional love and loving others even when they aren't like you, it in the
process isolates adopted children. The adopted dinosaur struggled with his
identity, was regularly drawn with tears in his eyes, and eventually runs away
from the family that raised him and loved him.
Pros: The start
of this story was cute and had potential, but I hated how it turned out. Maybe
the other books of this series have more uplifting themes. I would suggest, if
you are interested in this series, or your child just loves dinosaurs to check
out the other books of the series first. I had never heard of the Maiasaura
before so I learned something new. I really loved the Maiasaura characters and
wish they could have gotten a happier ending.
Cons: The art and
story are a bit dark and melancholy in my opinion for small children. For me
this story is too sad and I think the ending could be confusing for the age
group. I didn't feel that there was any sort of resolution by the end or that
any valuable lessons were learned. I don't think adopted children should read
this book because it could make them feel like they don't belong. Even though
the mother Maiasaura raised the baby tyrannosaur with love and said all the
right things he left her without any warning. It is a very heartbreaking ending
that leaves a lot of questions unanswered and is not comforting.
Parent's Guide: This book contains some cartoon
violence and sad themes that may be hurtful to adopted children.
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