Poor Carl

Poor Carl is a picture book written and illustrated by Nancy Carlson. Poor Carl is a cutesy story about being a big brother, comparing the pros and cons of being a baby and a big brother. This is one of the first stories were I have not been too crazy about the illustrations, it's not that they are not good, they just seemed to lack a greater depth of meaning for me. This story is all about the text, coming up to the realization that Carl is lucky to have a big brother like Victor. While this book may be a nice tool for a parent to help rev up a child for a new baby, I really did not get all that into it. There just didn't seem to be that spark that said 'I need to read this to every child I meet', not like Stellaluna or Harold and the Purple Crayon, but it was a good enough book for its intended purpose.