When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth
"When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth" stars a vivacious four and a half year old girl remembering her life as an infant. She compares what she knows now to what she didn't know then, proud of her learned accomplishments.
When she was little, she cried a lot, but now she uses words. She didn't know she was a girl and had silly hair. Now she likes to wear her hair tons of different ways and paint her toenails bubble-gum pink.
When she was little she was messy, but now she is helpful. She used to ride in a baby seat in the car, but now she rides like a grown-up and waves at policemen. She attends pre-school and has many friends. She used to make up funny sounds, but now she makes up real songs.
She still likes for her grandma to catch her at the bottom of the slide, but it sure isn't as big as it used to be. Now her mom and dad each read her a story before she kisses them goodnight. She used to just kiss them goodnight.
When she was little, she didn't know what family was, what dreams were, or who she was...now she does.
"When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth" is Jamie Lee Curtis' first children's book. She has captured the celebration of a child's look at herself and her achievements beautifully. A great book to remind us all that childhood is such a precious gift and the small things in life are wonderfully fulfilling and magical when viewed through the self-reflection of a four-year-old.
