There were not a ton of words in this book but it still tells a common story. Its Illustrates the frustrations of being a younger brother. I was the younger brother in my family and I always wanted to do what my older brother would do but I was either too young or too small. I love it when stories give power to the younger sibling like Martha did in the Blackboard Bear. Th pictures worked great with the story and almost told the story better than the words. the detail in the faces and body language was awesome in this book. It also goes to show what you can do with your imagination and how fun using it can be.