Although it is nit realistic at all, it is a cute story about a dog who chews gum. I think that my niece will find it very humorous and will have a lot of questions about the properties of gum. We can set her straight on that later. It is a little worrisome because the children in it are mean to each other and don't respect boundaries. Although there is *some* punishment for it, I think it will be overlooked. I only gave it to my niece because she is sensitive enough to recognize the acts as mean and inappropriate while finding the gum scenario hilarious.