Personally, I find David Shannon's wide-eyed, manic characters to look a little frightening (maybe it's because their eyelashes look like stitches to me), but kids adore his books, and the exaggerated style does add to the humor. Little Spencer can't possibly get rid of any of his beloved toys, even when his dad steps barefoot on a Lego. The pages are crammed full of toys, making for fun I-Spy-ish lap reading, but might not translate from a distance for group reading. However, groups will love the twist ending (a great lead-in to "Not A Box"?).