In my opinion, Deborah Zemke's How to Win Friends and Influence Creature is intended for a wider age range than just infant - preschool children. The text is short and simple and easy for children in Kindergarten and 1st grade grade to read, so it is easy to understand.

The lessons about life and friendship that the quirky, cartoon animals learn in this diminutive book are both practical and fun. A blue creature peeks out above a white fence as the text reads, "Stand up straight More...

This small treasure is not meant for the youngest readers. Instead readers who are a touch older and who love jokes and funny things (such as a 2nd or 3rd grader) will think these animal "ideas" will be funny. For example, "To make new friends, start with a smile...unless you're a SHARK." The illustrations show a shark trying to make friends with a whole bunch of fish who are scared by the toothy grin. Good fun for those that understand animal natures and recognize the sillin More...

I like that this book teaches good values and manners in a fun way (so it's great for parents and kids). This author wrote another great little book called "All I Want for Christmas." I hope she's written some others because I really like her stories, style, and illustrations.

Very, very cute!

I'm not sure if a little kid would "get" this, but I think this would make a fun graduation present. My only complaint is that the text didn't seem to have a clear flow.

Advice includes:

To make new friends, start with a smile...unless you're a shark.

Don't hog the mudbath. (Illustrated by swine.)

Try not to repeat yourself. Try not to repeat yourself. (Illustrated by a parrot.)