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9th out of 156 books
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17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
This Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year and Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year features a kid full of fun ideas. 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 unde...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
December 26th 2006
by Schwartz & Wade
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This is a funny story for the PARENT of an impish child, but I found it in the children's section of the library. I would never read this to my child again. It sends a very poor message. It gives her ideas of impish things to do she's never considered doing before -- and she's come up with plenty ideas of her own. But worst of all, it ends with the message that all you have to do is lie and say you're sorry when you're not, and then you can get away with it to do impish things yet again. Certain...more
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I feel sort of mixed about this book. I really love the illustrations, and the story is pretty hilarious. It's not that I would worry that little ones would try to emulate the ridiculous mischief the character makes throughout the story; it's the tone upon which the story ends. The idea at the end is that she says she's sorry, but only because that's what her mom wants to hear; the stapler in her hand indicates that she's not about to stop doing whatever she wants. I just feel mixed. Any other t...more
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I want to say that I absolutely LOVE the illustrations in this book. A mixture of fairly simple drawings, interesting objects in the background and photos of some key focal items this is a visual feast.
However, I am counting my blessings that I do not have this little girl in my life. She is pretty much a total brat! (I did have to smile about the beavers, though, because my kids have gotten into the whole obsessing about something mode).
I think this would be a good book to give to a parent of a...more
However, I am counting my blessings that I do not have this little girl in my life. She is pretty much a total brat! (I did have to smile about the beavers, though, because my kids have gotten into the whole obsessing about something mode).
I think this would be a good book to give to a parent of a...more
Apr 06, 2010
Relyn
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1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
nobody
Recommended to Relyn by:
spotted at the library
This is going to sound weird, but when I read this book it bothered me so much I put it away and came back to read it again several days later. I guess I was just testing my opinions from the previous reading. I wanted to like this book. I really did.
I wanted to like the book so much because of the incredible illustrations. They are why I picked it up in the first place and it never stops delighting. It's the story I have a problem with. At first it's a simply wonderful story about a girl who i...more
I wanted to like the book so much because of the incredible illustrations. They are why I picked it up in the first place and it never stops delighting. It's the story I have a problem with. At first it's a simply wonderful story about a girl who i...more
Hilarious! When the unrepentant protagonist of this book isn't busy tormenting her little brother by stapling his hair to his pillow and gluing his slippers to the floor, she is being passionate about beavers, so much so that she substitutes them for George Washington in her report. Beavers crossing the Delaware, a beaver on the dollar bill, yes!
Fun mixed-media art just adds to the wacky hijinks.
Fun mixed-media art just adds to the wacky hijinks.
Sep 02, 2012
Troy
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Recommended to Troy by:
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I think it started out strong and had a few good ones, but then the format changed in the middle?
At first, when she misuses the stapler, she's not allowed to use it anymore. But when she shows off her underwear to a specific boy, instead of not being able to do cartwheels in skirts anymore, she's just not allowed to show her underwear to that boy anymore. It has its strong points and its weak points. The recurring theme about beavers is cute. Cute idea. Could have been done better in parts. It's...more
At first, when she misuses the stapler, she's not allowed to use it anymore. But when she shows off her underwear to a specific boy, instead of not being able to do cartwheels in skirts anymore, she's just not allowed to show her underwear to that boy anymore. It has its strong points and its weak points. The recurring theme about beavers is cute. Cute idea. Could have been done better in parts. It's...more
When this book originally came out it made a bit of a splash, but now days it seems to have been forgotten. And to me, that seems to be a shame because the book is very funny and very cute.
The books is centered around the little girl who decides to do various funny but socially unacceptable activities — like stapling her brother’s head to his pillow. Needless to say, she’s no longer allowed to do that anymore. It’s a clever, engaging book with wonderful illustrations that really highlight the ac...more
The books is centered around the little girl who decides to do various funny but socially unacceptable activities — like stapling her brother’s head to his pillow. Needless to say, she’s no longer allowed to do that anymore. It’s a clever, engaging book with wonderful illustrations that really highlight the ac...more
A young girl tells us the story of her day when she finds that there are 17 ideas she has tried during the day and is not allowed to do again. For example, she is not allowed to use the stapler after stapling her brothers' hair to his pillow. She is not allowed to show a classmate her underpants. She is not allowed to give the gift of cauliflower after chucking one at her brother during dinner. This continues until her mother just about loses it over dinner.
Her last action of the day is: "I had...more
Her last action of the day is: "I had...more
This is a very funny book that lists, as the title suggests, 17 things that a little girl isn't allowed to do anymore (because they got her in trouble) and 1 thing that she can always do. The illustrations show how clever, inventive, creative and naughty this little girl is, and how much her poor little brother has to put up with. I didn't like the last page, where she says she is sorry, but doesn't mean it, but I suppose that is fairly realistic.
Overall, I felt a bit mixed about this book; I w...more
Overall, I felt a bit mixed about this book; I w...more
Very funny story about a mischevious young girl who makes BAD choices to staple her brother to his pillow, put a fly in the ice cube tray and to do several things that nobody could possibly have thought to make into rules... until now.
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I dunno how I feel about the controversy. I *think* my children would have had the sense to say "Look Mom, we're *good* compared to her; we'd never do those kinds of things!" But I'm not sure, and now my youngest if 15 and he thinks he's angelic. I'd definitely recommend that all parents read it, in secret, and then decide whether to share it with their kids. The artwork is marvelous: bright, clear, warm, and exuberant.
Btw, just to clarify if you've not read it and are confused, think of it as '...more
Btw, just to clarify if you've not read it and are confused, think of it as '...more
The book is centered around the little girl who decides to do various funny but socially unacceptable activities — like stapling her brother’s head to his pillow. Needless to say, she’s no longer allowed to do that anymore. It’s a clever, engaging book with wonderful illustrations that really highlight the activity in question. The concept is simple, but it doesn’t get boring over the 32 pages.
In other words, I highly recommend this book for all ages, but especially 4 & up. Enough said. Just...more
In other words, I highly recommend this book for all ages, but especially 4 & up. Enough said. Just...more
Congratulations to everyone who took this book so seriously that you missed all the fun! More fun for me! For real, though--do you really think that a book about a kid doing quirky, irritating, and, yes, naughty things is really going to turn your child into some sort of rampaging psychopath overnight? This story is hilarious, and I'm sure a lot of people can relate to having done some pretty interesting things as kids ... just because! I know I had some things I wasn't allowed to do...
Let me pu...more
Let me pu...more
Full of ideas about sisterly antagonism, beaverish obsession, and go-your-own-wayness (that would be to school, backwards), one kid manages to learn the wrong lessons from the angry, worried, or baffled adults who must follow in her wake.
Carpenter enhances her pen and ink illustrations by replacing some elements of the drawing with photographed versions of the offending objects: a stapler, cauliflower, a one-dollar bill featuring a portrait of a beaver. This focuses the eye in a way which is sim...more
Carpenter enhances her pen and ink illustrations by replacing some elements of the drawing with photographed versions of the offending objects: a stapler, cauliflower, a one-dollar bill featuring a portrait of a beaver. This focuses the eye in a way which is sim...more
I was drawn to this book by the illustrations. I believe children would be interested in the book because of the bright colors and great illustrations. I dont think it is a very good message for young readers though because it is basically saying that it is okay to be mischevious and do bad things as long as you sarcastically say your sorry!? Throughout the book, I was waiting for the girl to show some feelings of remorse and grattitude, but she never did. I think kids would like the book, but p...more
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Realistic Fiction Picture Book
Okay. I have to confess...the adults in my room loved this book more than the kids! The little girl in this hysterical picture explains many of her wonderful ideas...along with the not-so-wonderful consequences that result! My students were okay with the story but they LOVED the illustration magic. Every page has at least one "real picture" (photo) embedded among the pen-and-ink drawings. Students love looking through this one to see if they can find a...more
Realistic Fiction Picture Book
Okay. I have to confess...the adults in my room loved this book more than the kids! The little girl in this hysterical picture explains many of her wonderful ideas...along with the not-so-wonderful consequences that result! My students were okay with the story but they LOVED the illustration magic. Every page has at least one "real picture" (photo) embedded among the pen-and-ink drawings. Students love looking through this one to see if they can find a...more
This picture book is quite funny and has very creative illustrations. There is one thing after another that is stated by a little girl who seems not to learn her lesson the first time. Once something so specific and somewhat harmless is committed, she is told not to do it anymore. There are so many things she isn't allowed to do, what is she left with?!
A great, funny story to read to younger age children who would be delighted to shout out the words to come. Very predictable with the turn of a p...more
A great, funny story to read to younger age children who would be delighted to shout out the words to come. Very predictable with the turn of a p...more
This book was a cute book to read. I liked reading it because it talks about how this girl did 17 things. After each thing that she did, there was a consequence for her action, and she was not allowed to do those things anymore. In the end, she learns her lesson and she is allowed to do one thing. This book uses unique pictures because it looks like a collage. This would be a good book to use to talk to children about persuasion and maybe asking them to persuade their parents to let them do one...more
The first thing that stood out to me about this book was the fabulous multimedia illustrations. The drawings really seem to have a texture to them that is really interesting. The story is basically about a girl who pushes all the boundaries she can: walking backwards to school, stapling her brother's head to the table, treating her mom like a waitress, etc. The kid is a real pain in the ass, but you find yourself laughing aloud at the things she tries to get away with.
Genre: realistic fiction pi...more
Genre: realistic fiction pi...more
Hilarious? Yes, right up until the last page. Kids that are constantly in trouble will totally relate to the main character, who ends up with 17 (well-deserved) things she's not allowed to do anymore. And on the last page, she reveals that she's not sorry and going to continue her misbehaving ways.
I loved the illustrations and 17 things. I did not, however, love the end. Kids will get a kick out of this story but think carefully about how you want to approach the final message.
I loved the illustrations and 17 things. I did not, however, love the end. Kids will get a kick out of this story but think carefully about how you want to approach the final message.
My 3 boys all enjoyed this book. They know how to tell right from wrong, so it's not like they're going to turn into juvenile delinquents or unholy terrors as a result of this book. And goodness knows, they come up with plenty of crazy ideas on their own. Books like this provide a reminder that not all impulses need to be followed up on. And that controversial last page? They decided that her last phrase should be interpreted in the opposite sense (not allowed to say the opposite).
Sometimes all you hear is no. You have great ideas... like stapling your brother's hair to his pillow, or writing a report about beavers instead of George Washington, or best of all giving your brother the gift of vegetables, and parents and teachers forbid you doing that again.
Why I started this book: Awesome title and we were celebrating Law Day at Story Time. (Not my idea.)
Why I finished it: This book is hilarious! I would never want a daughter like this, but some of her ideas, I also had as...more
Why I started this book: Awesome title and we were celebrating Law Day at Story Time. (Not my idea.)
Why I finished it: This book is hilarious! I would never want a daughter like this, but some of her ideas, I also had as...more
This book was really cute. It's about a mischevious girl who does things that end up getting her in trouble by her mom. She's not allowed to do them anymore. It's a funny little book, however I'm not sure if I would ever read it to my class. It's a great way to show kids that we all make mistakes, but in the end the girl talks about telling people she did opposite of what she really did, and to me that is lying. I don't want my kids to think it's okay to lie.
A little girl and her list of seventeen things that she's not allowed to do anymore. Things such as: use the stapler because she stapled her brother's hair to the pillow; pretend that her mother is a waitress because she tried to order something else for dinner; write reports about beavers because she wrote that instead of the required report on George Washington. At the end she does find one thing that she is allowed to do.
I'm really conflicted about this--one the one hand, I really liked the i...more
I'm really conflicted about this--one the one hand, I really liked the i...more
I love this one so much!
The text is simple but hilarious: "I had an idea to staple my brother's hair to his pillow / I am not allowed to use the stapler anymore. I had an idea to glue my brother's bunny slippers to the floor / I am not allowed to use the glue anymore."
Combined with the creative mixed media illustrations, the result is a really funny glimpse into the mischievous imagination of a little girl/big sister.
The text is simple but hilarious: "I had an idea to staple my brother's hair to his pillow / I am not allowed to use the stapler anymore. I had an idea to glue my brother's bunny slippers to the floor / I am not allowed to use the glue anymore."
Combined with the creative mixed media illustrations, the result is a really funny glimpse into the mischievous imagination of a little girl/big sister.
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Our unnamed main character tells the reader about 17 great ideas that she had and is no longer allowed to repeat them. The adults in her life just don't seem to grasp her brilliance. For instance, she had the idea to staple her brother's hair to his pillow but now she is no longer allowed to use the stapler. How unfair is that?
Are you having a bad day? Do you need a little pick-me-up? 17 Things I'm Not Allowed To Do Anymore is guaranteed to make you laugh out lo...more
Our unnamed main character tells the reader about 17 great ideas that she had and is no longer allowed to repeat them. The adults in her life just don't seem to grasp her brilliance. For instance, she had the idea to staple her brother's hair to his pillow but now she is no longer allowed to use the stapler. How unfair is that?
Are you having a bad day? Do you need a little pick-me-up? 17 Things I'm Not Allowed To Do Anymore is guaranteed to make you laugh out lo...more
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This book is humorous, but has a lot of inappropriate ideas that might give some kids ideas of things to do to get them into trouble. I didn't like the page with illustrations that said, "I had an idea to show Joey Whipple my underpants. I am not allowed to show Joey Whipple my underpants anymore," and thought it may be inappropriate for kids.
I loved this book! The illustrator's adorable cover caught my eye and the author's naughty protagonist made me buy it. I hear a bit of controversy surrounding the child's behavior and the fact that the book ends with her seeming to "get away" with her latest trouble, but I think the rest of the book sets up nicely that for each action there is a consequence. As the parent of a "think-later" daughter who takes each rule I make completely literally so she can find a way around it, I can use this b...more
I liked this book. I probably enjoyed it so much because I have a child that I can relate to the child in this book so much. The child in this book is curious and does things that a child does just to see what will happen but in the process drives her parents crazy so they tell her she is not allowed to do those things anymore.
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