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    It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel
    It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel

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    Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
    Creator: Laura Cornell
    Publisher: Joanna Cotler
    Category: Book

    List Price: $16.99
    Buy New: $5.45
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    New (35) Used (33) Collectible (9) from $4.22

    Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 reviews
    Sales Rank: 1593

    Media: Hardcover
    Reading Level: Ages 4-8
    Number Of Items: 1
    Pages: 40
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
    Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.9 x 0.5

    ISBN: 0060080957
    EAN: 9780060080952
    ASIN: 0060080957

    Publication Date: September 1, 2004
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
    Condition: excellent condition/new

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    Product Description

    It's hard to be five.
    Just yelled at my brother.
    My mind says do one thing.
    My mouth says another.

    It's fun to be five!
    Big changes are here!
    My body's my car,
    and I'm licensed to steer.

    Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's definitely hard to be five. But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun!

    This is the sixth inspired book from the #1 New York Times best-selling team of Today I Feel Silly: & Other Moods That Make My Day and I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self Esteem.




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    5 out of 5 stars Getting a Handle on Yourself at Five   November 14, 2008
    When one of my sons was five, he would get very angry about virtually anything. If you were in the vicinity, it was dangerous. He was kicked out of three pre-schools before we found one where he felt comfortable and peaceful. Whew!

    It's hard to know how to talk to a child at that stage. I wish that It's Hard to Be Five had been around for that year.

    The book opens on a sympathetic note:

    "It's hard to be five. I'm little no more. Good old days are gone. 'Bye one, two, three, four." Across the way, a tiny brother is happily playing. "It's hard to be five. Just yelled at my brother."

    The boy reveals that his mouth has a mind of its own, his clothes don't fit because he's growing, he can't stand being told "no," he loves to be dirty while his parents want him clean, school is scary, he wants to hit when someone cuts in line, he bit someone else for cutting in line, and he hates sitting still.

    The boy also shares a rich fantasy life as a ninja chopping bad guys.

    A major reversal occurs when the boy decides that his body is a car and he's licensed to steer. Then, it's fun to be five. He works, builds, and grows plants.

    It's clear when to walk and when to run, when to stop and when to go, and when to push and when to tow.

    He also becomes more forgiving of himself:

    "And when I mess up or do right, it's a start 'cause I have my own mind and I have my own heart."

    He concludes, "It's hard fun to be five so strong and so loud. Give me five 'cause I know it. I'm here and I'm proud!"

    The illustrations add a lot of fun and depth to the messages. The two page spread at the front bound inside the cover shows a control panel on the boy that's turned off with a big panic button in the middle. There's a meltdown meter tied to an alarm clock that gives second warnings and finally a China Syndrome alert while steam seems to be emerging from his ears. The back inside cover has a parallel two page spread that shows the control panel is A-OK, he is running smoothly, he's not afraid, and there's no need to worry.

    If your child knows a boy who has similar problems, your child might even enjoy sharing the book with the troubled boy.






    5 out of 5 stars A book that helped my 5-year old!   September 13, 2008
    This book was perfect for my 5-year-old son. Why? When I read it to him, you could almost see him nodding. That's how he felt! It helped him to put words to his emotions of starting full-time kindergarten to having a younger sibling. Made him feel normal and hopeful that things he was having trouble with, friends, temper, school... would get better, and because being 5 is great! The illustrations are awesome, because while you read the book or after, you and your child can look for the small details within the illustrations to discuss. Overall, this is the book that I would buy again and again for a 5-year old!


    5 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW!   June 13, 2008
    As a four and five year old preschool teacher, I was amazed at this book's exact representation of what a five-year-old is feeling! It pegged them perfectly! The important thing is that this book helps the child see that ALL five year olds feel similar to how they are feeling, and experience the same struggles. Yet, it teaches this in such a FUN way! The pictures are great...I would especially suggest this book for one-on-one reading, because of the detail on the pages, but it worked very well for my circle time as well. If you care about your child's emotional and social development (which I know you do), BUY THIS BOOK!


    5 out of 5 stars We love J.L. Curtis books   April 6, 2008
    We have most of Jamie L. Curtis books. The illustrations are wonderful and the stories are great. I had my daughters full attention when I read her this book. The kid perspective that Jamie takes is great. Kids can definately identify and reminds parents that it's not all that easy to be a kid.


    5 out of 5 stars Great self-esteem book for kids!   February 10, 2008
    Another wonderful contribution from Curtis. We read this book to our daughter until she could read it to herself changing the age to fit her age, from three until five when she read it herself. This book "normalizes" the behavior of children. It helps them and parents to understand our children have difficulty controlling their impulses but are nonetheless wonderful and loveable. I read this book to my daughter's class in Kindergarten and it was a huge hit as well.


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