Review of Freddy Finds a Friend

[Concetta Mottle]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Freddy Finds a Friend" by Charles W. Page MD.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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I enjoyed reading the book, Freddy Finds a Friend. I would enjoy reading this to my grandchildren. This is a delightfully illustrated and well written children's book. I very much enjoyed the illustrations although for some, very young children, the illustrations might take some explaining because certain images might come across as scary. I would like to begin by stating that the illustrations are well done and pair well with the written content. The author did a great job of telling the fly's story of adversity. The book follows a fly managing what seems to be a rough life with a physical disability throughout their early days. Vibrant, expressive rhymes are used throughout the book. Some of the language may be a little complicated for very young readers, this however, is not necessarily a deterrent. The large words used could easily be a door to learning better verbal skills. The rhyming works to keep the text interesting and inviting, especially for the target audience of young children. The language flows nicely and definitely contributes to the over all concept of the book. The author introduces some subject matter that can be quite challenging for young children to process in a way that is age appropriate. Subjects like accepting differences, overcoming obstacles and adversity, the benefits and downfalls of trail and error, trusting one's own judgement or intuition. The author writes about a situation involving judging individuals or situations before we have all the relevant information. The only real concern I have is that the book could be construed to potentially encourage a situation where a child puts their trust with someone who might be considered less than trustworthy. I do not personally feel that way but I can see how some people might. Over all, this book is a good read that does a lovely job at breaching difficult adult situations in a manner that is friendly to the target age group.

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Freddy Finds a Friend
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