Tango, school drop-out and no-hoper finally gets Crystal to go out with him. They fall in love and 15 year old Crystal gets pregnant. Tango tries to provide for his new family and make them happy but he learns this is hard as you can imagine it would be for someone his age. This novel dispels all romantic notions of teenage pregnancy. It is hard hitting, uncompromising and gritty...just like reality. A real eye-opener for any young person who thinks teenage sex and love is trendy and romantic. I recommend you give this to your teenage daughters and even teenage sons so they can get a bit of an idea how difficult it is to raise a child, especially when your still one yourself.

We checked this book out of the library, and my daughters (ages 4 and 2) loved it! We read it over and over, and they were disappointed when we had to return it. They enjoyed pointing out Guzzly Bear (who is hiding) and later anticipate the mommy bear jumping out of the bushes.

This is a charming, cozy book, marred only by its repetition of bad grammar. The author and publishers (what are editors for?) have missed an opportunity to fix the correct form in the minds of children and parents everywhere, and to have it associated with a smiling, shared secret pleasure. No rhyme or rhythm would have been destroyed by saying "Whom do you love?" instead of "Who do you love?" Quite the contrary, in fact: the m of whom lends a certain delicious quality to the question. If you are reading to a non-reader, and can substitute whom for who without detection, this is recommended bedtime reading; if not, skip it.

We love Martin Waddell's books, particularly the ones that have touched our hearts and tickled our funny bones (Once There Were Giants, The Big, Big Sea, The Pig in the Pond). This book fits right in! My daughter, now 3, is at the stage where she loves mama "best of all." And the delightful teasing in this bedtime story gave her a new way to play that game! We are thrilled to find another Waddell book that we hadn't read!

The book was very good at the beginning. However, I did not appreciate hearing my 6 year old reading about "Dad with a beer on his head." The picture even further illustrated the point. Don't get me wrong, "beer" isn't a bad word, but I for one thought that the author's choice of beverage added nothing to the story - especially for a 6 year old reading aloud.

If you were ever a little girl, or if you were ever the parent of a little girl, this book is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes. If you know someone expecting a baby girl, give them a copy.

Oh my, the first time I read this delightful but touching story to my 18 month old daughter I sobbed so hard she turned around to look at me - but she was smiling. As if she understood that I was "crying for happy." Any parent will be touched by the first person story of the Giants (adults) in this growing girl's life. As I read it I even think of my own childhood and how my mother must have been amazed at how fast it happened. Like all of Martin Waddell's books this one is well written and enjoyable for both the children for whom it is intended and their parents. The illustrations are charming; fun and colorful. Thanks for touching our hearts.

If you ever have the chance to read this book you will be shocked, as I was, to read what appears to be the result of a dare. If there was a challenge to write a picture book about traveling West in pioneer days that would give any thinking child nightmares, this is the winning effort. People drink bad water, someone has a wooden leg as a result of a fight with a bear, people go off to hunt never to be seen again, Indians attack and leave skeletal remains....what was the publisher thinking?! I picked this up at a used book store because the illustrations are fantastic (Phillipe Dupasquier), but that is all this title has to offer.

I hope the next time jake0415 posts a review for a title on Amazon.com that he actually posts it on the correct book! "Going West" is NOTHING like what is described in the above review. It is a sweet, touching adaptation of the "Little House" stories that chronicles the family's decision and quest to strike out west. Trust, faith and taking pleasure in the small things of life are all evident here and the illustrations couldn't be better!