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My Book About Me

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My older son got this book as a gift several years ago, and my youngest son was reading it this morning and wants one of his own. I'm so glad I found it! It's sort of like a baby book the kids can fill out for themselves. Some of the things the kids fill in are "my hair is ________" and I live in a (city, suburb, town, etc.) And it's all in the wonderful prose of Dr. Seuss. Then they can draw pictures on some pages and color already-drawn pictures on others. I've enjoyed looking back at some of the things my now-eleven-year-old said when he was five! I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to give their young children the opportunity to create a memory book for themselves for their growing up years. It's great!

What better way to involve your children in reading books than to have them fill out a book of short funny questions about themselves? I bought this for my niece when she was able to write her alphabet & check boxes. All her relatives had fun asking her questions & helping her fill it out. Her grandpa drove her around his small town to get signatures from a neighbor, a relative, a postman, a man over 6 feet tall, a man with a moustache, etc. I found out what her favorite friends, colors, foods & pets are. She answered how she acted when she got mad & how bad she felt afterwards (she added several exclamation points after checking that box). : ) She drew a picture of a bird & named it after her little sister.
It helps to give this book to a child when he or she will shortly be returning home because the book asks you to count windows, doors, forks, & faucets in the house. (It helps practice counting, too.) It's not really a rhyming book in the expected Dr. Seuss sense, but it has a nice mixture of questions, boxes to check, & pages to draw. As a hardbound book it makes a great keepsake. I'd unequivocally recommend it to anyone.

I found a copy of this book that was given and done by my hubby when he was a little boy. It is so cute to look back on. I loved it so much, I had to look it up for my 2 children. I found it and now my 9 year old son has one, my 7 year old daughter has one and I have ordered one for my little baby on the way. It is a family tradition with us. We love it and it is fun to run around the house and to talk with your child to fill out the pages of this memory book!!

I recieved this book just after I learned to read (25 years ago)! I loved completing all the tasks (I still remember counting every fork in the house). Being allowed to write in a hardcover book was the greatest for a 6 year old! I look back on the book and know it will be a wonderful memory for me to share with my son about his mommy's childhood! And I'm sure he'll enjoy filling out his own copy too! I'd HIGHLY recommned this book for ANY and EVERY child! But make sure they keep it forever to share with thier children! It should never end up at a used book sale!

I had this book as a little girl...and 30 years later, I still have it. I bought this for my son from the "toothfairy". He's 5 and can write basic ABC's, numbers and count. Very fun to fill out, keeps a high energy child very interested. This book provides many fun activites in order to be able to answer the questions in the book. His favorite part is fnding people to put their autographs in one particular section.

A must have for anyone with a child who can do some basic writing and counting.

My six yr old just rec'd this book for her birthday. She is thrilled and eager to complete the book. We will treasure this book always. I'm going to purchase several myself to give as gifts.

My six year old daughter found my copy of this book that I filled in in 1969. She loves reading about how tall Mommy was at her age, what my favorite color was at her age, and she can even see just how big my hands and feet were. This book has "bridged" an age gap for us and provided lots of giggles. Now she will have her own book to fill in and share with her child someday!

My daughter received this book as a gift for her 5th Birthday. One year later it is chocked full of information about her. Each page requires the child to write or draw things about their house, school, friends, family, clothes, food, toys, etc. I am surprised by the LOW cost of this treasure. It is a great activity book for any age child and once it's completed, it provides on-going entertainment. I wish I had this book when I was a child! It makes a great gift for any occasion!

Granddaughter Julia and I had lots of fun "Camping." "Camping" to 6 year old Julia means we sneak away to a quiet part of the house where no one else is and read books, tell stories, sing songs, play with flashlights - just to name a few of the many things we might do "Camping." One time Julia brought her 16 year old sister's book MY BOOK ABOUT ME. Julia was awe-struck to see sister, Domonique's, printing and six year old opinions. She want to write HER own thoughts and opinions in Dominique's book. When I suggested we might see if the book was still in print and order Julia her very own copy, Julia loved the idea. We left our "camping" space and went to the computer and checked out Amazon. Sure enough, we could order the book. How very exciting. We marked the calendar about how many days it might take for the book to arrive. The book arrived two days before our expected date. There was great dancing and jumping around when the book arrived. Julia danced and jumped around too. Immediately she grabbed a pencil and set to work to write in her very own answers. This was a fun project for Grandma and Granddaughter. It was also a sweet connection between the 16 year old sister and the six year old sister. Grandmas love these experiences.

When I married my husband I inherited this book. It was given to him for his 9th birthday in 1970. I have enjoyed showing it to people and we all laugh over the answers he put down all those years ago! I now give it as gifts to friends and family. It builds self asteem and inspires creative thinking! Some day our daughter will have her own edition on the shelf next to Daddy's.