| The Book of Time Outs: A Mostly True History of the World's Biggest Troublemakers by Deb Lucke |
THE BOOK OF TIME OUTS by Deb Lucke
Release Date: 4/8/08
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 32
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
In this absolutely hilarious book, children and parents alike are
treated to a "Who's Who?" list of troublemakers, beginning all
the way back with the Carthaginian General, Hannibal, and
ending with Rosa Parks, who got a time out for doing something
that wasn't even really wrong!
Deb Lucke presents each character, from Christopher
Columbus to Johann Sebastian Bach to Babe Ruth, as people
who made mistakes -- and had to pay the price by getting a time
out! There's a lesson to be learned in each short story,
whether it be the importance of telling the truth or the fact that
it's a bad idea to be a marauding pirate, and it's all done with
humour and in a way that's easy for kids to understand.
This isn't a book that tells youngsters it's okay to do something
they know is wrong, but it is a book that tells them that everyone
makes mistakes. And, sometimes, the only way to make up for
those mistakes is with a good old-fashioned time out!
This is one title that's sure to be a winner for all ages!
Release Date: 4/8/08
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 32
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
In this absolutely hilarious book, children and parents alike are
treated to a "Who's Who?" list of troublemakers, beginning all
the way back with the Carthaginian General, Hannibal, and
ending with Rosa Parks, who got a time out for doing something
that wasn't even really wrong!
Deb Lucke presents each character, from Christopher
Columbus to Johann Sebastian Bach to Babe Ruth, as people
who made mistakes -- and had to pay the price by getting a time
out! There's a lesson to be learned in each short story,
whether it be the importance of telling the truth or the fact that
it's a bad idea to be a marauding pirate, and it's all done with
humour and in a way that's easy for kids to understand.
This isn't a book that tells youngsters it's okay to do something
they know is wrong, but it is a book that tells them that everyone
makes mistakes. And, sometimes, the only way to make up for
those mistakes is with a good old-fashioned time out!
This is one title that's sure to be a winner for all ages!