Review of The Tale of Teddy’s Tail

[Okafor Prosper]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Tale of Teddy's Tail" by Gregory Kern.]

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2 out of 4 stars

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The significance of the companionship provided by man's best friend, dogs, cannot be overstated for a lot of people. Gregory Kern is one of such people, and in the children's book, The Tale of Teddy’s Tail, he introduces his best friend, Teddy, a delightful and energetic dog who enjoys going to the park to play. Teddy's tail is also of significance too, as he takes it everywhere, including the park, the store, and his home. Teddy would never catch his tail while playing, but he would go on to identify other dogs from their tails, and he would make new friends.

The story mostly described a normal day for dogs surrounded by love, and it highlighted how delightful they could be, and I enjoyed reading it. The author's love for taking Teddy to the park is also highlighted, and his motivation to use this book as an avenue to raise funds to open and maintain local parks in his area is admirable and one that I could connect with.

The central theme of the book revolves around friendship, as we not only follow Teddy's relationship with his family, but he also makes new and delightful friends at the park he visits, and they engage in fun games. The book is heavily reliant on colorful illustrations, which is another positive aspect, as it will serve to keep children excited and entertained throughout this concise read.

The main drawback here is that the book does not necessarily tell any story, as we just watch Teddy engaging in different activities. There are so many directions a story could have taken to make the book more impactful, especially for what the author aims to achieve in building parks, but none of those were explored. Also, I found an error in the text. While the book came across as professionally edited, this error should have been eliminated since there aren't a lot of words in the book.

Overall, The Tale of Teddy’s Tail is a fun read that has its positives and negatives. Due to the issues I discussed above, I rate this book two out of four stars. I couldn't go any lower because of how well I connected to Teddy and the author's inspiration behind the book. Children between three and five years will enjoy this book. If you like dogs, this book may also appeal to you.

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[Helen Akoth]

I like the fact that this story is concise and has colorful illustrations, and that will make it a great read for the kids. Too bad there were some drawbacks that made it less impactful. Anyway, that you for detailed, honest reviw!

[Blessing Odii]

Reading this review made me want to get a dog. Nice book.

[Rhodahams]

This looks like a fun book for children to read and past time. I'm only worried about these negative aspects you have listed. The author should take a cue from this and work on the flaws.

[matina99]

This seems like an interesting and fairly easy story for children to follow. Would you recommend it for slighlty older children, around the age of ten?

[Benedicta1970]

These review really made me want to have a dog as pet,and love the way the author took Teddy around and made friends at the park and being surrounded by love.

[Okafor Prosper]

This seems like an interesting and fairly easy story for children to follow. Would you recommend it for slighlty older children, around the age of ten?

I would recommend it more for younger children who are just learning how to read. Ten-year-olds may not like that there is no plot to the book.

[cutemami]

It seems like this book had a lot of potential that was not tapped into. I do not think I will be reading this book anytime soon.

[Aisha Yakub]

Seems like a fun and easy read. Great review.