I Like to Be Little

by Charlotte Zolotow

Other authorsErik Blegvad (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1990

Status

Available

Call number

ZOLOTOW

Publication

HarperCollins (1990), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

A little girl, answering her mother's question about why she likes to be little, describes some of the special pleasures of being a child.

User reviews

LibraryThing member adwirth
When a mother asks her daughter what she wants to be when she grows up, the little girl says she wants to stay little forever. The little girl says little kids can do things grown-ups can't do. She likes being little because of the things little kids can do. This story is good for any grade. It
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shows children that growing up is not always a bad thing.
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LibraryThing member kelasater
This book is about a little girl who likes being little because she enjoys doing things that grown ups cannot do or do not like to do, such as dress up for Halloween, color with crayons, play in the leaves, go barefoot in the summertime, and have the ice cream man know her name. She appreciates the
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small things in life that make being little fun. She does not want to grow up but she enjoys having her mom tuck her in and dreaming of growing up to be like her mom.
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LibraryThing member jmallen
This book is about a little girl who enjoys being little. Her mom wants to know that she would like to be when she grows up but the little girl says she doesn't want to grow up. The little girl tells her mother how much she likes being a kid and tells about all the things she enjoys that grown-ups
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don't do.

This book would be a good book to read to children to let them see that being a kid is fun. Many children want to grow up too fast, this book may let them see how much fun they have as a child.
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LibraryThing member mlcrofford
This book is a cute book about growing up. The story is of a little girl who wants to stay little. She explains to her mom all of the things that young children can do that grown-ups cannot do. Sometimes children want to grow up to fast and act older than they are. This would be a good group read
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to remind all the students that being a kid is fun and they should enjoy it while it last.
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Awards

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 6.81 inches

ISBN

0064432483 / 9780064432481

Barcode

8613
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