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Je Suis Le Meilleur (2010)

by Lucy Cousins(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

2226207155 (ISBN13: 9782226207159)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Albin Michel Jeunesse

review 1: This book depicts the theme of friendship. I'm the Best teaches a great lesson about how you should not boast. The dog goes through periods of time where he brags about everything. This story also gives a mixed meaning when it arrives to the end. Do the characters actually gain a valuable lesson out of it? Even though this story may have a forgotten meaning by the end, teachers can still teach a valuable lesson to their students through this picture book.
review 2: Mommy's review from 11/20/11 - I'm still not sure what exactly to think about this one. I was happy to see at least one other person shared my views on this because it seems most, or a lot, of people didn't seem to notice.The story *seems* to have a great message about boasting, modesty, always think... moreing you're the best, that sort of thing. The whole story goes on in this vein... until the last page.Let's that put that away for the moment. Dog, Ladybug, Mole, Goose and Donkey are all good friends and the story starts with Dog telling how he loves his friends, that they're great. But how he's the best.Dog can run faster than Mole, he'd bigger than ladybug, so on and so on.His friends rightfully start feeling sad that Dog is the best at everything they do until Mole speaks up. While Dog watches, not very happily, Mole shows how, actually, he can dig a hole better than Dog. Goose speaks up about being able to swim better than Dog. Donkey speaks up about being bigger than Dog.Props to the author for this part because while these friends are speaking about what they're good at, they're not boastful like Dog was. They're simply stressing what they're good at and at the same time showing Dog, in a nice way, that he's wrong.Dog realize the way he's been acting is wrong. So we think. He cries a few puddles, apologizes to his friends and is promptly forgiven. He's then told he's the best at being their best friend and that he has beautiful fluffy ears.The last page? Tears the story completely down IMO. Here it is:"Oh, phew! Obviously having beautiful fluffy ears is the most important thing. So I AM the best."What is that? Like another reviewer wondered, is the author trying to condone his actions? After illustrating how wrong these same actions were through the entire story? I'm somewhat surprised to see this go unmentioned by so many people. It left a bad taste in my mouth and my six year old daughter noticed immediately. First she groaned, then she said, "Well, he learned nothing." That was from my six year old daughter before I had said even one word. I was struck a little dumb because I really wasn't expecting the last page to be what it was.Obviously it's not a HUGE deal, especially for me because my daughter is very mature, very intelligent and was able to know, without this book, what is right and wrong. But other kids? Wouldn't this show them, even in some small, barely noticeable (at first) way, that this is the right, or an okay, way to be? The only reason I'm giving it the two stars is because the book, excepting the last page, is decent. less

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