17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore, (Paperback)

from rfewell

Should be a Caldecott for sure. It's such a cute book about a mischievous girl and all the things she's not allowed to do anymore. Illustrations are great!

from satyridae

This book made all of us giggle. I was reading it with a big sister and a little brother, so they identified with the storyline. The big sister gets into all sorts of trouble with her great ideas. I especially liked when she stapled her brother's hair to the pillow- but all the mishaps were prett...

from jbaile14

Summary: In this book, a little girl decides to do whatever she wants. However, everything she does, she is told she is not allowed to do anymore. She is very creative but the adults in her life don't think that her creativity is shown in the best ways. The book shows examples of things she's not...

from ffox

Pretty funny. I really liked the drawing on top of collage art scheme. The things the girl tries to do are great. It reminds me of some of my students: "Why are you walking backward home from school?" "You only said I couldn't walk backward to school." Yes, perfect depiction (and I teach Middle S...

from bgweaver

I have yet to read this book with a child who did not declare it to be the best book ever written. "17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore" is hilarious, filled with the type of jokes that kids enjoy and the sorts of things adults wish we had done as children (before we grew up and realized why ...