Review of The Adventures of Freddy & Dudley

[Elendu Ekechukwu]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Adventures of Freddy & Dudley" by Jaimee Moore.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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We often get carried away admiring what others have, that we don't see what we can do ourselves. The Adventures of Freddy and Dudley by Jaimee Moore is a children's book that will help any child battling with low self-esteem overcome their fears.

Freddy and Dudley are very good friends. Freddy was a firefly, while Dudley was a spider. Freddy wished he had legs like Dudley so he could climb over any wall he wanted. On the other hand, Dudley wished he had wings like Freddy's, so he could fly as high as he wanted. They both went as far as making both legs and wings for each other, all to no avail. When night came, they both had to go back home. Freddy began to fly, he now began to appreciate his flying abilities, while Dudley went on to climb a very high wall. They both realized that they were better off being themselves than trying to mimic someone else.

Self-esteem is something that should be cultured and nurtured in every child at a young age because this value is not easy to develop at an old age. Even as adults, we still have issues with ourselves. We are never satisfied with the way we are. We often think and wish that we could be someone else, not knowing what that person might be growing through. I once wished I could be like a boy at my school, not knowing that the boy back at home suffered domestic violence. After I learned what this boy went through, I started to admire and respect myself more.

There was nothing to hate in this book. The story was very short, yet it was interesting, educational, and inspirational. Imagine every child in this generation getting to read this book and more books like it. Then the next generation would be very strong-willed. This book, to an extent, was therapeutic for me. I'm going through a phase where I doubt myself. After reading this book, I can boldly say that I'm coming back stronger.

I'm rating this book 4 out of 4 stars. I would recommend it to every child out there, no matter their religion or gender. The author added some pictures to help the reader paint a mental image of what he or she was reading. This book was exceptionally well-edited. I found no errors while reading. I would love to read more books by this author in the future.

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[Blessing Odii]

I cherish the fact that this talk about self-esteem. Good review.

[Sarah Sonbol]

This book sounds great. It's really important to teach children to appreciate what they have. Thanks for the wonderful review.

[Michelle M 43]

A very interesting book that teaches even adults to be content with what they have.

[Ndagire Hassifah]

An interesting, educational and inspiring. It will surely be helpful to the children and even adults. Thanks for the wonderful review.

[Aisha Yakub]

Children should be taught from a young age yo deliberately boost their self-esteem. Great review.

[Pauline Parnell]

I love children's books that are delightful, fun and teach moral values. Freddy and Dudley are good characters that children would like. They are different yet similar creatures. Thanks for the review.

[degoodwriter]

Children with low self esteem would enjoy reading this book

[Judy46]

In the end, they both learnt to respect whatever they have

[Ay Obaj]

Sometimes we have to learn the hard way and this was the case with this two.