Clearly an artistic approach but what's the message? – Dandelion Review

Dandelion is nothing if not an artistic, uniquely stylized story, however, after reading it to my second graders they (and I) were left wondering "What's the message here?". Clearly it's not a story about practically addressing bullying because the main character uses his imagination to deal with the bullies in the end. I tried to explain his imagination was a way to ignore them, but I could tell they weren't quite satisfied with that explanation. There seem to be a trend right now of telling stories masquerading as children's books but cater to the educated parents a bit more. This story is one of them. Unfortunately, the message is unclear whether you're an adult or a child. In the end, they just liked that I could blow that dandelion.
Review by Hand on Dandelion.