The Little Flower Girl (Pictureback)

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Summary: Very christian oriented and doesn't pass on right values
Review: First of all, this book is oriented around a church wedding. This is a problem for me because I'm having a Jewish wedding. Although a flower girl is not a traditional part of the Jewish ceremony, many couples are doing it these days because the little kids are so cute and this way the kids don't get bored.

Second, the flower girl gets to put on makeup and she gets several other things like a new dress. The problem with giving this to your kid is that she'll expect the same stuff.

Third, the flower girl's little brother doesn't want to be ring bearer so he hides from his parents so he doesn't have to put on his outfit or something. This is not an idea you want to put into the heads of your children.

Now that I bought this book, I have to give it away but I won't even feel comfortable giving it to a christian friend because it so uber traditional.

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Summary: Great Way To Get the Flower Girls Ready for The Big Day!
Review: I actually gave this to my flower girls ahead of our wedding because they're very young and I wanted their moms to start preparing them with this story so they can know what to expect and be comfortable. It's a lovely book for the girls and their moms seem to really love it, too. Plus, it's so inexpensive! Definitely the best book I've seen as far as having a story kids can relate to and absolutely the lowest price.

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Summary: Wedding Planners take note
Review: If I had been a subscriber when this book first came out I would have written a review back then. Thankfully I came across this book again which I bought for my daughter several years ago when she was picked to serve in her aunt's wedding. She made me read this to her so many times over the years that I'm sure she'll remeber the book long after she's forgotten the wedding. This is a priceless gift for any child who (a)is going to be in a wedding (b) is going to attend a wedding or (c)wants to read a good book. It is an affecting,, but not sentimental, story that touches on a child's(or even an adult's) emotions, but not in a ham-fisted or instructional way. If I were a wedding planner, I buy it and give it to the kids in the wedding who can read; it might not prompt them to better behavior, but it will keep them occupied for hours while you deal with other things. Like Lion King and Aladdin (but, for some reason, in my family not Fantasia) it has that special elxir for children that makes them like repeat performances much more than the first one. Is there a sequel? (and I don't mean the books about what to do when Mommy and Daddy divorce)If not, why not? If so, when or where will it be or was it published?

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Summary: Great Way To Get the Flower Girls Ready for The Big Day!
Review: Upon pondering what gift to get all three of my flower girls for my recent wedding, I came upon this book. Not only was it cute and informative for my little cuties, it was also an inexpensive and totally appropriate gift for each girl. The colorful pictures and cute story line helped assure all three of my flower girls that they were going to do just fine on the 'big day'!

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Summary: Perfect for your little flower girls!
Review: Upon pondering what gift to get all three of my flower girls for my recent wedding, I came upon this book. Not only was it cute and informative for my little cuties, it was also an inexpensive and totally appropriate gift for each girl. The colorful pictures and cute story line helped assure all three of my flower girls that they were going to do just fine on the 'big day'!

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Summary: Charmed reader
Review: What an engaging story! My children (both boy and girl), loved this book, especially the accidentally funny antics of the uninterested little brother. A great book to read over and over to little ones. Highly recommended!