1997
Good Books for Little Friends
August 1997


“Good Books for Little Friends,” Friend, Aug. 1997, 33

Good Books for Little Friends

Fiddle-I-Fee: A Noisy Nursery Rhyme by Jakki Wood The animals’ sounds are mostly unconventional but so merry that whether you sing the story (the tune is included) or read it, it will soon be a favorite.

When I Was Your Age by Ken Adams No matter what Sammy says or does, Grandpa had it harder or did it better when he was Sammy’s age. For instance: “‘When I was your age, … I had to get up in the middle of the night, walk fifty miles to school, through a crocodile-infested swamp, and over the highest mountain in the country, carrying my school books and my little sister on my back.’” The art is as funny as Grandpa’s claims are outrageous—until the last one.

Come by Chance by Madeleine Winch This lovely tale about a person who has respect and love for living things comes from Australia.

Grandma’s Baseball by Gavin Curtis After Grandpa died, Grandma came to live with them. She was always grumpy, and she made oatmeal for breakfast every morning. The boy didn’t like oatmeal, and he never seemed to please her. Then he found her baseball.