Full disclosure: I had to read this for a Children's Lit class, and would have never picked it up otherwise, because I really don't enjoy Cordell's illustration style at all, so I know my view on this one was a little biased to begin with. That said, I just really didn't find anything to like about Alice or her story. I don't enjoy picture books about exasperated parents and bratty children to begin with — I know, we all get tired and frustrated sometimes, it just isn't an entertaining plot line for me as a mom — and I found the story itself tremendously boring. I can't really imagine any of the kids I know enjoying this book, either.