Synopses & Reviews
< p=""> It's hard to be five.< br=""> Just yelled at my brother.< br=""> My mind says do one thing.< br=""> My mouth says another.<> < p=""> It's fun to be five < br=""> Big changes are here < br=""> My body's my car, < br=""> and I'm licensed to steer.<> < p=""> Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's definitely hard to be five. But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun <> < p=""> This is the sixth inspired book from the #1 < em=""> New York Times< m=""> best-selling team of < em=""> Today I Feel Silly: & Other Moods That Make My Day< m=""> and < em=""> I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self Esteem< m=""> .<>
Review
"Cornell's hilarious, detail-rich illustrations effervesce with amusing asides that catapult the engaging but unspectacular verse to another level....[C]hildren will relate to this vivacious tale..." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling team who created I'm Gonna Like Me is back with this look at how hard it is to be five years old. Curtis's rhyming verses and Cornell's playful illustrations make learning self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun. Full color.
Synopsis
Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind Today I Feel Silly and I'm Gonna Like Me, return with It's Hard to Be Five, a story of self-control and learning to do your best every day
Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's hard to be five
But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun. Kids will laugh in recognition of siblings, classmates, and friends--and maybe even themselves.
Synopsis
It's hard to be five.
Just yelled at my brother.
My mind says do one thing.
My mouth says another.
It's fun to be five!
Big changes are here!
My body's my car,
and I'm licensed to steer.
Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's definitely hard to be five. But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun!
This is the sixth inspired book from the #1 New York Times best-selling team of Today I Feel Silly: & Other Moods That Make My Day and I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self Esteem.
About the Author
Jamie Lee Curtis is a critically-acclaimed and best-selling author. Her most recent book,
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, enjoyed an extraordinary nine weeks on the
New York Times best-seller list. It has sold over 750,000 copies to date. Other best-selling titles include
Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born and
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir Of Her Youth. Jamie Lee Curtis is the mother of Annie and Thomas. She has been married for 16 years to actor/director Christopher Guest.
Laura Cornell is the artist of over a dozen picture books, including Jamie Lee Curtis's Tell Me Again, When I Was Little, Today I Feel Silly, and Where Do Balloons Go? The first book she illustrated, in 1989, was Annie Bananie by Leah Komaiko. She lives in New York City.