When I Was Little

I generally try to avoid books that are written by Hollywood celebrities because I feel that they often get published based solely on the person’s previously-achieved fame, but I was intrigued by what a four-year-old might put in her memoir. The cover gives a feeling that the little girl who will be......more

I really enjoyed this book! And it's not because it is written by Jamie Lee Curtis, but that does add to it. What I liked most about this book was how well Curtis wrote it from a four year old's perspective. It is about a four-year-old looking back to what she used to do when she was "little". Even......more

I love this book because it shows how much a child remembers from the previous year. It also shows that the little girl can now do things that she couldn't do the year before. This book would be great in the classroom because it would help children to see that just because they couldn't do something......more

Very cute book. While this book is geared towards girls, a lot of it may apply to children in general. As kids grow they become more and more enabled and empowered. There may be some things that don’t completely apply to current times anymore like sitting in a car without a car seat, but honestly it......more

I really enjoyed reading this book! The illustrations were very colorful and full of detail. The story is very simple but captures how a four-year-old would write a memoir. This would be a good story to introduce the concept of time and how people change over time. The simplicity of the story allows......more