We got "Vlad..." in the mail last night, and my wife read it to our daughter for her nightly reading bedtime story. I've never seen my wife gush quite so much about a modern children's book. She was taken by both the story and the beautiful art, and she (the children's educator) said it should go on the shelf with the classics - such as Goodnight Moon. As for my daughter... well, being autistic, she doesn't typically react one way or the other, but she was noticeably fingering where she'd just lost a tooth so... the book got tears from mommy and daddy, too. Absolutely A Plus work! I only hope it gets the exposure it deserves.