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Children's Book Review: Tell
Me Again About the Night I Was Born |
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By: Jamie Lee Curtis
Illustrated By: Laura Cornell
Published by: Scholastic
Released: 2004
Reviewed: March 2004
Our Recommended Age: 3-8
Our Rating: A
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In this touching and witty
book by actress Jamie Lee Curtis, a little girl recounts a
favorite story about her birth night in her own words, with
sentences that begin with "Tell me again...",
demonstrating that she already knows the story by
heart.
A
glance at the title might suggest the book would begin with
the child's mother and father actively involved in the birth
process, while in fact her parents hear of the birth via a
phone call. Readers quickly learn that the child is adopted
and, through the touching and humorous story line, will feel
the love in this "newborn" family.
Children
will be delighted with the details in the watercolor
illustrations, as well as the warmth and humor of the book's
words. Parents will recognize themselves in the
protectiveness and love expressed by the story's parents. Tell
Me Again About the Night I Was Born is a delightful read
for all children, and perhaps even more meaningful for
adopted kids.
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