17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
A laugh-out-loud look at all the fun things grown-ups never let you do . . . now in paperback! Jenny Offill, author of 11 Experiments That Failed, describes how tough it is to be a kid, when even the (seemingly) best ideas are met with resistance. The text is short, spare, and fall-on-the-floor...
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A laugh-out-loud look at all the fun things grown-ups never let you do . . . now in paperback! Jenny Offill, author of 11 Experiments That Failed, describes how tough it is to be a kid, when even the (seemingly) best ideas are met with resistance. The text is short, spare, and fall-on-the-floor funny—not to mention utterly child-friendly. Here, accompanied by Nancy Carpenter's hilariously clever illustrations, is a day-in-the-life look at a kid as she torments her brother, her pet, her classmates, and, of course, her mother. The theme of this Dragonfly Book is Just for Fun.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780375835964 (0375835962)
ASIN: 9780375835964
Publish date: 26-12-2006
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Humor,
Funny,
Academic,
School,
Family,
Contemporary,
Picture Books,
Storytime,
Fiction,
2nd Grade
Very cute story, with fun illustrations that mix drawings with photographs. The protagonist of the story is an imaginative little girl with a lot of big ideas. When reading the book to a child, some discussion afterward would be useful, particularly regarding the ending, which sends a mixed (but fun...
A funny book good for read alouds with older children. Think of a more tolerable and adorable June B. Jones or Clementine.
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