There's a lesson to learn and an idea you can do when you're stuck in writing. Awesome pictures. (Melissa, grade 7) "I really liked the book. The pictures had so much detail; it was fun to look at. I think this book could be for grades 4 - 6." (Linda, grade 6) "This book teaches little kids to be creative and not lazy. It teaches kids to have power over things that are bothering them." (Kate, grade 7) What my intermediate students thought about power and powerlessness in Jeffrey and Sloth: "Too much power is slavery." (Jan, grade 7) "This book should be recommended for grade 2's. It would teach them how to respond back when someone tries to control them." (Wilson, grade 7) "If I had no power, I'll feel awful because I have no choices. My decisions are controlled and I'll have no choice but to do as I was told. I'll feel like I'm just a doll and nothing more. If I had all the power, I'll feel great and maybe become mean. I'll have all my choices back and I can do whatever I want. I could command things / people to do my homework." (Vivian, grade 7) "I think to have power is to be fully confident. It feels good to have power. But you have to use the power responsibly. You use it to help people, not order them around. If you had no power you'd feel miserable. People ordering you to do stuff. I have power over my little brother. He does everything I tell him to do. I have no power when my parents are talking to me." (Angela, grade 7)