It's a lovely book for parents and children. Very educational and very soothing. I had a real pleasure of including this book on our daily storytelling before bed time. And even my 7 tear old didn't find it too childish. In my opinion the values in this book are very strong and small people need them to shape their lives. I love the pictures too, quite dreamy and great for imagination. My kids have questions after reading and this was simply fantastic as it sparkled conversation between me adult and my two little children. That's what we need in our lives, tine to slow down read and then discuss what we just heard. Because book it's quite simple to read my younger five years old had a go at reading it and she was doing really well. It might be not your typical book before sleep but it's a great addition to my children library. And we will go back to ir