I read this with my youngest child, who was wanting a Mother's Day story, mainly because of the mother-child relationship in the book. It is, however, really a story of a child getting lost and seeking help in a department store. I didn't like that the store employees took the child to the office, rather than having the mom come to a more open area, like the registers or the customer service. We always tell our children not to leave with anyone if they get separated from us. Still, it's a good story, one that my oldest child insisted we read repeatedly at a much younger age.