Frazzle (Serendipity) [Mass Market Paperback]

Stephen Cosgrove (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 29, 1990 | Series: Serendipity

Frazzle, a prospective mother, learns she must take care of herself if she wants her baby to be born healthy.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan (June 29, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843128380
• ISBN-13: 978-0843128383
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,744,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly a "children's" book, June 26, 2000

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This review is from: Frazzle (Serendipity) (Mass Market Paperback)

An avid fan of the Serendipity series, I must confess that this book is not truly a children's book. The illustrations and storyline are keeping with the true Serendipity tradition, and it is a great addition if you already have most of the others, but the moral is intended more for adults, illustrating that you must take care of yourself in order to care for your child. You may wish to use it to show your children how much work and love you put forth into their upbringing, however.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a typical Serendipity, June 9, 2011

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Heather Nicole Gijanto (LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frazzle (Serendipity Books) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this as a child. I had the entire series at one time and loved every one of them. As a child, however, I didn't catch how adult themed this book was. I believe the message that I got out of it was that you had to be healthy for the most part. The message that I get out it now is that if you want to have kids, you have to think of someone other than yourself, namely your child. Frazzle had to get healthy and stop eating the stuff she was eating that was ruining her in order to be healthy enough to take care of a child. I think that nowadays, teaching children more responsibility than just cleaning up after themselves wouldn't be a bad thing. I liked this book and remember it more than any other of the Serendipity series. I will be reading all of these to my children.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not satisfied with story, April 22, 2008

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Will's Mom (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frazzle (Serendipity Books) (Mass Market Paperback)

As the mother of a three year-old boy, I frequently read Serendipity books. My son loves most books by Cosgrove. I recently ordered this book and was extremely surprised by the message. This book is not appropriate for a young child. The pink bird (Frazzle) eats too much and becomes overweight. The book refers to her as fat and lazy and other birds make fun of her. It isn't until she loses weight that the other birds accept her and she is able to become a "good mother". WOW! What message is this sending? Sure, everyone should be healthy, but what about accepting people for who they are? I threw this book away.

However, I am VERY satisfied with other Cosgrove books. The Muffin Dragon is wonderful, as is Zippity Zoom and Serendipity (and many others). I would stick to other Cosgrove books and leave Frazzle out of your collection.