Books like Mister Seahorse
Mister Seahorse
Some colorful illustrations, a chill vibe, and a generally nice concept, paired with a poorly dated text.The concept is to show different sea creatures where the male takes care of the eggs until they hatch. That's great!The text itself sucks in a lot of small ways. The sea creatures are all married (Mr/Mrs seahorse, Mr/Mrs stickleback), which is unnecessary. One of the fish says that he's "babysitting" until Mrs. whatever comes back (fellow dads, you aren't "babysitting" when you take care of your kids).Ah but I do love how every other page, Mr. Seahorse "floats gently through the ocean" and sees something interesting, hiding behind a semi-translucent page that you have to turn. Those parts are the best. I also like it when he talks to other fish upside-down.