I'm New at Being Old - Softcover

Lucy Rose Fischer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615335195 ISBN 13: 9780615335193

Publisher: Temuna Press, 2010

Synopsis

This whimsical picture book for Baby Boomers has received a Midwest Book Award and an Independent Publishers Gold Award.

I'm New at Being Old is a picture book for women. Offering wit, whimsy and vibrantly fanciful art, Lucy Rose Fischer captures the essence of what it feels like to be ''new at being old.'' At first, she wonders: Is she ready for this journey toward an alien universe ? She frets about what might happen to her--the ''breakdown of movable parts'' and, possibly, the ''unraveling of my mind.'' But she also celebrates her vitality, creativity, and ''richness of years.'' She comes to understand that she is joining a burgeoning sisterhood and that her new life is just beginning.

Women of the Baby Boom generation will recognize themselves in I'm New at Being Old and draw inspiration and courage from this honest and engaging book.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

I’m New at Being Old is a picture book for women. Offering wit, whimsy and vibrantly fanciful art, Lucy Rose Fischer captures the essence of what it feels like to be “new at being old.” At first, she wonders: Is she ready for this journey toward an “alien universe”? She frets about what might happen to her—the “breakdown of movable parts” and, possibly, the “unraveling of my mind.” But she also celebrates her vitality, creativity, and “richness of years.” She comes to understand that she is joining a burgeoning sisterhood and that her new life is just beginning. Women of the Baby Boom generation will recognize themselves in I’m New at Being Old and draw inspiration and courage from this honest and engaging book.

From the Inside Flap:

OTHER BOOKS BY AUTHOR: Lucy Rose Fischer, Linked Lives: Adult Daughters and Their Mothers (Harper and Row, 1986—translated into German) Lucy Rose Fischer et al., Older Minnesotans: What Do They Need? How Do They Contribute? (Wilder Foundation, 1989) Lucy Rose Fischer and Kay Schaefer, Older Volunteers: A Guide to Research and Practice (Sage, 1993; recipient of a national award from NSFRE)

About this edition

• Publisher: Temuna Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0615335195
• ISBN 13: 9780615335193
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80