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~ Jamie Lee Curtis (Author), Laura Cornell (Illustrator) "When I was little, I was a baby..." (more)
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A "winsome, upbeat work," said PW, whose collaborators "evoke a healthy child's proud sense of self." Ages 4-8.
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Ages 3-6. In her first book, Curtis capitalizes on the notion that kids love hearing about themselves as babies and takes it one delicious step further by having a four-year-old tell on herself. In a playful first-person narrative, the sprightly young miss describes the many ways she has left babyhood behind: no more "silly hair" or wearing "floaties" in the pool, no more eating "goo and yucky stuff." In keeping with the lively text, the watercolor illustrations are a congenial, colorful scramble, with many freewheeling, double-page spreads showing the little girl as both baby and preschooler. Despite the confusion this occasionally causes, the artwork's good humor perfectly matches the jaunty air of the words and beautifully captures the narrator, naughty and nice, happy and proud. Stephanie Zvirin --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (August 18, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0064434230
  • ISBN-13: 978-0064434232
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,622 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A real treat, September 11, 2000
This review is from: When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth (Hardcover)
What a wonderful idea! It's a celebration of kid-hood (vs baby-dom), about a girl who looks back on her childhood from the grand old age of four and a half years and marvels at all the things she can do now. Like braid her hair, go to school, eat pizza and paint your toes (bubblegum) pink.

It's infectious and a real treat! Great to give to an older child who may be feeling a bit left out now that a new baby has invaded the household.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For once it's not about the baby!, May 13, 1999
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The pictures are great fun. If you have to read the book 20 or 30 times, it helps to have something new peek at you out of those rich pictures every once in a while. And I love the story too. This book is about being a big kid, versus a being a baby. Too many new sibling books make the new baby the subject. I think most new big siblings have had just about enough of those darn babies. And it's funny. My daughter and I disagree about what's really happening in the picture that goes with the part about time-outs, but we both think it's funny.
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Cute, but..., December 7, 2005
This review is from: When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth (Hardcover)
I have to agree with some other reviewers. I just had a really hard time getting past no car seat (and riding up front!) for a 4 year old. What an awful example! I also took real issue with the idea that Cheetos and Captain Crunch are things 4 year olds should be eating.

As adorable as the illustrations and part of the text are, any book where I have to change a good portion of the words when reading aloud is a big NO to me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Jamie Lee Curtis kid book
I am impressed with the book itself and really like Jamie Lee Curtis so I wanted the hardback copy, not paperback. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars When I was Little: A Four-Year-Olds Memoir of Her Youth
This is a delightful book I bought it for my 4 year old grand daughter and she just loved it. Me too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars My first Jamie Lee story
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. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Choice
This book was purchased for our granddaughter. She enjoys the bright illustrations.
Published on January 6, 2007 by Patricia Albuquerque

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Engaging, but Not her Best
You know, this is my least favorite read by Curtis and Cornell thus far...and I'm actually of two minds about it. Read more
Published on January 4, 2007 by Amy Graham

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Babyish
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... Read more
Published on July 5, 2006 by J. Lovett

4.0 out of 5 stars Mikeya
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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I originally purchased this book for my four year old daughter and it has become a favorite of my two year old daughter's as well. She knows every word by heart. Read more
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This book is really good! It is about a little girl who tells about how she acted when she was little and then it says how she acts now. Read more
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