In this funny, all-too-human picture book, Mayer's famous Little Critter dreams of the day when he will be big enough to go to first grade, dial ph...
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Jan 05, 2012
Nancy
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Through my blog, I have confessed my recent fascination of children’s books. So when I scoured a nearby bookshop and found an old picture book, When I get bigger by Mercer Mayer, I decided to buy it. It is my first Little Critter book, which was previously owned by a certain Madison, as indicated in "This book belongs to". I didn’t have many owned books as a child. I grew up with school textbooks and borrowed books from the library, and even those borrowed books were often always relat
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Mar 03, 2009
Amanda
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Author: Mercer Mayer
Genre: Fiction Picture Book
Year Published: 1983
Reading Level: Early
Topic/theme: Future, age, being young, abiding by "rules" of childhood
Classroom Uses: Read Aloud, Individual Reading
Text and Illustrations: The text goes along with the images. There is no text without a correlating image. This makes the book easier to read.
Summary: Litter Critter describes the things he'll the do w
Genre: Fiction Picture Book
Year Published: 1983
Reading Level: Early
Topic/theme: Future, age, being young, abiding by "rules" of childhood
Classroom Uses: Read Aloud, Individual Reading
Text and Illustrations: The text goes along with the images. There is no text without a correlating image. This makes the book easier to read.
Summary: Litter Critter describes the things he'll the do w
Nov 19, 2011
Jim
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i love the art!
but this little monster is out of date. when he gets bigger i don't think he'll have a watch (he'll use his cell phone), or a boom box (ipod), rollerskates (inline maybe, or part of his regular shoes), paper route (daddy what's a newspaper?), or dial the phone (dial?). and since i know what all those are, i'm old.
but this little monster is out of date. when he gets bigger i don't think he'll have a watch (he'll use his cell phone), or a boom box (ipod), rollerskates (inline maybe, or part of his regular shoes), paper route (daddy what's a newspaper?), or dial the phone (dial?). and since i know what all those are, i'm old.
Feb 04, 2012
Gala
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Most of Mayer's books that I have are about this little critter spending time with someone in his family but this time he is thinking about what he would do when he grows up. This can make a good discussion with children about what would they do when they grow up and become old enough to do things on their own.
Jan 01, 2012
Rachel
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A Little Critter book where he describes all the things he can do when he gets older, such as dialing a phone, buying a train ticket to go to his grandparent's house, and getting a paper route. He laments being small and having to do what his parents tell him to do. Recommended for ages 5 months+, 3 stars.
Oct 29, 2010
Nicole
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Another cute story about the Little Critter where he shares what he will do whe he gets older. This can be turned into a writing activity about what the kids will do when they get older. Really cute and the children can make text to self connections
Jan 30, 2010
Chelsea
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I really enjoyed this book, and it stood out to me that his grow up was going to first grade, and doing things that older children can do, but I thought that it would be about him growing into an adult.
Apr 08, 2011
Jayna
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Little Critter talks about all the cool things he wants to do when he grows up. A cute story about his big plans. Include this book on your bookshelf when you are doing a unit on growing up.
Jul 05, 2010
Heidi
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My boys loved these books... they perfectly capture different moments in the pre-school set's lives... and finding that those little critter friends was always an added bonus for us!
May 28, 2010
Ashley
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I love the little critter! I read this to my nephews in Barnes and Noble today. They loved it!
Jan 21, 2009
oh if only we could have the optimism of children and think we are capable of anything.
Dec 16, 2011
Janin
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Mercer Mayer has a gift for subtle humor that make her one of my boys and I's favorite authors.
Aug 31, 2008
Connie
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We have a lot of Little Critter books, and why not? They're short, they're funny, they're topical, and they're cheap.
This one isn't my favorite.
Little Critter talks about all the small things he'll do when he's bigger, like buying all the candy he wants. And then he finishes with a quick tag onto bedtime - he HAS to go to bed, because he's Not Bigger Yet.
It's not a bad book, it's just not that interesting to my nieces.
This one isn't my favorite.
Little Critter talks about all the small things he'll do when he's bigger, like buying all the candy he wants. And then he finishes with a quick tag onto bedtime - he HAS to go to bed, because he's Not Bigger Yet.
It's not a bad book, it's just not that interesting to my nieces.
Jun 29, 2008
Dolly
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Good story, though dated. I don't think I'll let my kids go to the corner store by themselves, nor take a trip to their grandparents by themselves.
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