My five kids are grown now (four boys and one girl), and most of them have children of their own. ... The list got longer and longer and soon it was tough to choose, but these five came out on top.
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Blog: The Children's Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Not Just for Kids (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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While it is generally understood that bad behavior in children is not tolerable, bad behavior in the elderly seems to be more acceptable. I am generalizing, of course, but allowances are made for age, and the older you are, the more people let you get away with being a curmudgeon. This is certainly the case with The Worst, the eponymous anti-hero of the "Worst Person in the World" series. He is a
Blog: The Excelsior File (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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by James Stevenson Greenwillow 2002 In 1937 Hubie the mouse and his family go to the movies where they see a horror film typical of the day: The Island of No Return. Although the young mouse is clearly freaked out by the movie's tidal waves and volcanoes, Hubie tries to play it cool. At home, a postcard arrives from Aunt Ella vacationing on Barabooda Island, which gives Hubie's family the idea
I just found this link on Twitter! I love The Worst Person, but I didn't know that "he" was a series. Guess I need to sally forth to the library and request all of them!
Hi Clara,<br /><br />There are about 4 or 5 Worst Person books--even a Christmas one!(ok-I've just checked Wikipedia, which lists 5 titles, including the very promising sounding "Worse Than the Worst.") Sadly, the library is probably the only place you can find them now, because they are all out of print. The copies we have at work should have been weeded out long ago, but I am