"Things I've Said to My Children"

If you are a parent, or have spent time around kids, then you know that sometimes you say something that you never ever thought you would say. "Don't play with dog poop", or "stop putting rocks in her diaper" are just a couple of examples. Nathan Ripperger took the crazy things that he has had to say to his 5 boys and added pictures to go along with it. He titled this creation, "Things I've Said to My Children".

This book is literally a compilation of things that the author has said to his children, with drawings to go along with them. You can flip through the whole book in less than 10 minutes. While there are some fairly funny sayings, there isn't any sort of story to explain why that was something he had to say. It's comparable to a book full of posters. Fun to look at, but you don't really take anything away from it. I wish there was a text box added to some of the pages with just a little blurb about what was going on when that particular saying came up. It would engage the reader more and make this more of a book than simply pictures with captions.

Despite all of that, it is a fun book and might be a good gift idea for someone about to become a parent. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. I received my copy of "Things I've Said to My Children" from Blogging for Books for this review. You can get your copy here. Or learn more about the author here. Let me know what you think!