Dads Read Too

JER: “ Penguin Problems ” by author Jory John and illustrator Lane Smith feels relevant for our times, i.e. a pandemic, collapsed economy, and political/social polarization.  It is easy for my mind to gravitate to despair and pinpointing all the reasons to be pessimistic about life right now.  But there are always reasons to be grateful.  As the walrus says, “I wouldn’t trade my life for any other”. • A gift from my Mother

JER: “ The Great Eggscape! ” by Jory John and Pete Oswald is a seasonal sequel to “The Good Egg”. It isn’t as thought provoking or clever as the “The Good Egg”, but it is worth reading and the Easter egg stickers are really fun.

JER:  “The Good Egg”  by Jory John and Pete Oswald is a follow-up to their previous book:  “The Bad Seed” .  When I realized they had made a "sequel", I couldn't help getting a bit nervous.  I loved "The Bad Seed" so much, I didn't want a lackluster follow-up to taint my high opinion of the original book.  But thankfully, I wasn't disappointed, and they complement each other well. What I love about both of these books is that the authors play around with the concept of being “GOOD” or “BAD”. When I started telling Mallory about “The Bad Seed”, she became concerned that she might not agree with what the book judged to be “BAD”. After all, history is full examples of society perpetuating viewpoints, creating laws, and punishing people for ideas, theories, or activities they thought were “BAD”, only to have society later decide those ideas, theories, or activities aren't BAD, and in some cases public opinion completely reverses and a majority of peo...