Silly Billy

This book surprised me. It was unlike most other children’s books in the beginning because it focused on a sad and depressed personality of a child named Billy. Most children’s books are bright and colorful, but this book started off in black and white and the main character was not happy or outgoing. The illustrations were in black and white colors and turned into color when he found comfort from his parents. Grandma comes to the rescue when she gives Billy worry dolls to take his worries away. It is strange to think about children with so much fear that they cannot sleep, but it is not that uncommon. I enjoyed how Billy felt bad for his worry dolls and made them their own worry dolls so the dolls would have their worries taken away. I liked how in the illustrations Billy labeled all his worry dolls with names, this shows how much meaning these dolls had to him. I enjoyed the last page which explains how worry dolls originated in Guatemala after a legend told there. I think that overall this book had a good message and was unlike other children’s books that tend to be happy and full of color.