When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth
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"When I was little, I could hardly do anything. But now I can do lots of things, like braid my own hair and go to nmusery school. I'm not a baby anymore. I'm me!"Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell perfectly capture a little girl's simple, childlike celebration of herself, as she looks back on her childhood from the lofty height of four and a half years. This spirited view of growing up is perfect for the youngest readers.
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Paperback
Brand: Harper Collins Publishers
EAN: 9780064434232
Feature: Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind.
ISBN: 0064434230
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: 1995-09-30
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: 1995-08-18
Studio: HarperCollins
FEATURES:
• Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind.
• Top Quality Children's Item.
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Customer Rating:
Summary: My first Jamie Lee story
Comment: And definitely not my last. Love Jamie Lee's stories. She is a wonderful author and right on the mark! You will not be disappointed in one book written by Jamie Lee. So far, we have 4 and we're not stopping there.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Choice
Comment: This book was purchased for our granddaughter. She enjoys the bright illustrations.
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Summary: Fun and Engaging, but Not her Best
Comment: You know, this is my least favorite read by Curtis and Cornell thus far...and I'm actually of two minds about it. On one hand, it's got all the trademark things we love about her books - wonderful illustrations that are zany, vivid and almost a story in-and-of themselves, and text that is both silly and hits home with kids. I simply adore the idea of a four year old and her Memoir...that's such an unexpected thing, but it's charming and adorable at the same time! I think that this book is an excellent springboard for a larger lesson on memories; giving parents and/or teacher the opportunity to challenge their young readers (or listeners) to make their own memoir in a similar vein or leading to discussion about what the kids in a reading group/story time remember from when they were "still little."
On the other hand, it's got reference to junk food (by name even...Captain Crunch, Cheetoes, ect..) and it give the message that by age 4 they won't have to ride in a car seat which simply isn't true...here in Ohio, kids have to be 4'9" before they can be without a child safety seat, this is NOT a good message for kids to be getting. Overall, I give it four stars, as I said, it'd make a great spring board for additional activities in reading, writing, drawing and a fantastic place to go from for discussion about growing and changing with young children...but the "product placement" and child seat thing make me less than happy with this book as a parent. I suspect with a subtle correction about oh...how silly, you have to be X years old, or X tall or weight X amount, the car seat thing is easy to overcome and the product placement...well, if kids have already been given proper eating information and have a healthy diet at home, the knowledge that they CAN eat Captain Crunch or Cheetoes every now and then is probably not too terrible a message for kids to get.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Babyish
Comment: I thought it would be more like I Feel Silly which it is not. Very babyish - one line sentences. I think the illustrations are not as clear as other books and looks like a mish-mash of colors. My just 5 year old is not interested in it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mikeya
Comment: This is a really good book and it is good for little kids because they might remember when they was little
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