Best book ever My daughters all loved this book and have labelled it 'best book ever'. An enchanting journey through family life, with wonderful illustrations of the passage of time as the girl grows from babyhood to parenthood. This book has been in our house for 15 years and has not yet reached the roofspace - a glowing recommendation in itself. An excellent book for teaching children about their place in the family.
Breaks me up every time Like the first reviewer, I cannot read this book without breaking into tears at the end. I see my daughter now in it (she is seven) and I see me as my mother would have done as the story progresses, culminating in me becoming a mum. I can't get to the end without welling up. We love to share this book and I have sneaked a peek on my own too. I'm so impressed by the authors other books too - try Owl Babies!
What my eight year old daughter thinks... I think this book is very good. I think you would like it because there is a little girl telling a story about her and her family and how she some times got in to trouble like us and how she won races and where they were going or where they were. Or where here family were and who her family was.Its all about growing up
My opinion -
A lovely story about growing up, as seen through the eyes of a child, who grows into an adult.It relates the cycle of ageing & growing from a child to a parent -... more info
I cry every time I read this I bought this book for my son just after his baby sister had been born. Maybe it was because I bought it at that special "new baby" time, but every time I read it I get caught up with the idea of my children growing up and feel very emotional.
The book uses simple language with some repetition (which is very appealing to young children) to take snapshots of a girl's life from being a baby (surrounded by giants - her parents) to being one of the giants herself when she has her own baby girl.The last page... more info
