17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Author: Jenny Offill
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade; December 2006
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
This is one spunky girl who likes to test her boundaries and her imagination. From stapling her brother's hair to the pillow to freezing a dead fly in the ice cube tray, she is full of ideas! Each page repeats, "I had an idea to do X...I'm not allowed to do X anymore," which gets more and more amusing as this spunky character gets into even more trouble. For example, in the morning, gluing her brother's bunny slippers to the floor sounds like a good plan. But now she's not allowed to use glue anymore. And what about when she shows Joey Whipple her underpants—they're only underpants, right? Turns out she's not allowed to do that again, either. And isn't broccoli the perfect gift for any brother? It's just too bad her parents don't think so. But she has the last laugh in this humorous first picture book by an acclaimed novelist of books for adults. The traits of our main character are not traits we'd like to promote to our kids, but with a little discussion, this could be a great teaching tool and a good laugh!
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I love this book!
Hi, Hannah! I'm so glad you love this book, too. I've read some negative reviews for it, but I have to disagree. I think it's a fun book!