"Exuberant--a winsome, upbeat work." --Publishers Weekly

Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell perfectly capture a little girl's simple, joyous celebration of herself, as she looks back on her childhood from the lofty height of four and a half years.

This spirited view of growing up is perfect to share at home or in a classroom, as kids will respond to the exuberant pleasures of growing freedom and independence.

"When I was little, I could hardly do anything. But now I can do lots of things, like braid my own hair and go to nursery school. I'm not a baby anymore. I'm me!"

Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/30/1993
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.62h x 9.80w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9780060210786
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 21305 / When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/1993 pg. 352
School Library Journal 11/01/1993 pg. 78
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1993 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Publishers Weekly 07/19/1993

About the Author
Curtis, Jamie Lee: -

Jamie Lee Curtis has had many firsts: her first (and only) marriage to Christopher Guest, her first time holding her children, Annie and Tom, her first time pretending to be a customer in an episode of Quincy, and her first time she wrote words that became her first book. She lives in Los Angeles, the first city she ever lived in, and is always first in line, first to arrive, first to leave, and first to sleep.

Cornell, Laura: -

Laura Cornell lives in New York City with her daughter, Lily (first and only), but they spend much time in California, Laura's first state in her first home. She was asked to illustrate Jamie's first book, and that became ten. Lucky is the first word that comes to mind.