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When I Get Bigger (biography)

In this book, a little... critter... talks about what he'd like to do when he gets bigger.

My review: Most children's books are timeless. Stories like Cinderella and Snow White have been around for various forms for hundreds of years. Which is weird, since they are so obviously completely messed up. Why are generation after generation of parents telling their kids the story about the little girl whose stepmother took a hit out on her?

Anyway. This story is not timeless. In fact, if you're older than 26 or so you're virtually guaranteed to feel old and out of touch as you tell it. "'When I get bigger, I'll have a real leather football, my own radio, and a pair of super-pro roller skates'... what's that?... Oh. Umm... those are things that kids Mommy's age used to like to play with .... Yes. Yes it was a long time ago."

("'I'll spend my allowance on anything I want'... That's right, sweetie, 'allowance' is another thing people used to do when Mommy was a little girl.")

If you're 26 or younger, you may just be confused.

I would suggest an updated version, but I can only imagine how out of touch that would make me feel... "'When I get bigger, I'll have my own Twitter account, and post pictures of myself wearing whatever I want.'"
*shudder*

My rating:  2 of 5 stars. Stop making me feel old, Little Critter.

*****

I am also reading a new story, called Bobok. I'm making vague attempts to read the Russian before giving up and looking at the English. So far it seems to be the most boring zombie story ever, but I'm still not even halfway through, so we'll see how it turns out.