I don’t always enjoy reading Robert Munsch’s books (as popular as he is). The main point of this story is that you are beautiful just as you are. You don’t need makeup. What I did not like was the other little lessons that kids can take from this book.

Julie (the girl in the book) saves lots of money and “rob[s] her little brother’s piggy bank”, to have a total of $100. Yep, I said robbed. In the end she does pay him back, but she does not get in trouble for taking it.

With the money she wants to buys lots and lots of makeup. Her mom says “oh, no!” but she “didn’t pay any attention” and she goes and buys makeup.

She then puts on all the make up and her parents, postman, etc are shocked. She has black lips, green cheeks, puple hair, etc.

Eventually she takes off the makeup and everyone agrees she is beautiful without it; even Julie agrees in the end.

Then she goes on to sell her makeup to her friends for $300 (not a bad little profit) and from that she gives her brother back his money.

Not sure what this teaches kids.

Parent Rating :(

Kid Rating :|