Moms can do embarrassing things like kiss you all over your face in front of your friends, or bring a change of clothes to school. This story chronicles one little girl's fantasy of running away from both her mom and dad, who seem to be "ruining her life." The fantasy also includes her parents being locked up in jail. She finally has her freedom until she realizes there is nothing in the fridge to eat, no one to read her a bedtime story, and no one to comfort her after a scary dream. Children will enjoy the progressive narrative storyline method of reasoning. A new love and respect for the many good things parents do naturally emerges without being didactic or preachy. Illustrations are whimsical and light hearted.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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