The book is a hardcover book that is bright and colorful. The illustrations are so well done. I have overhead my four year old sitting with his one year old brother pointing out all the different pictures. Sometimes in children’s books you find that the pictures are small and can be difficult for small children to make out well. Not with this book. In one opening picture there are bandanas hanging in the closet on hangers. My son was able to point them out and tell his little brother “look there is Midas’ clothes and there are his hangers”. You see Midas wears his bandanas around his neck, so those are his clothes. The illustrations are fabulous all the way through the book.
In the story of Midas and the Little Red Airplane, Midas wakes up to find a lost and very upset little airplane. Midas wants to help the airplane find his way home to the airport but he doesn’t know the way. They work together and encounter many difficulties trying to find the way to the airport. They stick together and Midas offers constant encouragement.
The point of the story becomes very clear once the little airplane is safely back home again at the airport. Midas says, “Remember, if you really, really want something, just keep trying, and never give up.” While kids may not fully realize what the ‘point’ is they do pick up the message. My son has heard this book many times now and I’ve heard him use Midas’ encouraging words with his little brother.
The book is dedicated to Uncle Ted’s nephew Andrew. Uncle Ted says to Andrew “Always do your best and never give up!” What a great point to start teaching our children at such a young age. I know that often parents say this to their kids but kids have a way of picking up messages through the books that are read to them. We can say it, but we can also reinforce that message with this wonderful little book, The Adventures of Midas and the Little Red Airplane.
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