Sunday, January 4, 2009

When I Was Five by Arthur Howard

40 p., Harcourt, 1996.

Six-year-old Jeremy tells about how very different things are now, compared to when he was five. He has different career goals (a baseball player or a diver, not an astronaut or a cowboy) and a different favorite car, favorite dinosaur, and favorite hiding place. But the one thing that stays the same is that Mark is still his best friend. This story makes a nice statement about being able to count on a friend in a changing world.

Ages: 4-7
Cultural Context: European American

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