It's Me

Atlas, Yehuda

ISBN 10: 0915361205 / ISBN 13: 9780915361205

Published by Adama Books, 1985

About this Item

Spine end tips slightly bumped. All else in excellent condition. No dj. 44 pp. A boy experiences typical problems such as being hit by a bully, breaking something, and worrying about losing his mother in a crowd. Books are cleaned and mylar changed on dj's whenever possible. We gift wrap every book at no charge. Additional images available, just ask. Offered from a five star, full-time professional bookseller and proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: It's Me
• Publisher: Adama Books
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915361205
• ISBN 13: 9780915361205
• Binding: Pictorial Hardcover Boards
• Illustrator: Kerman, Dani
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • CHILDRENS FICTION

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Synopsis

A boy experiences typical problems such as being hit by a bully, breaking something, and worrying about losing his mother in a crowd.

Reviews

Grade 1-3 This dreadful story in rhyme features a small boy's thoughts on everyday happenings and his complaints about unwanted birthday gifts, obnoxious people, etc. The poems are flat and lack imagination. One example of the negative tone of some of the selections is, "Even if I were fat as a hippo /and couldn't get through the door, /grandma would still keep saying, /'Why don't you eat some more?' " On each page the short poem is surrounded by windows drawn in pale red. In the windows are cartoon-style black line figures. This dull format is as unappealing as the text. Lorraine Douglas, Winnipeg Public Library, Manitoba, Canada
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Since this book's original appearance in Israel eight years ago, it has sold over 100,000 copies. Lacks succeeds in translating Atlas's Hebrew text, not an easy job since his small boy's confidences are in rhymes. Asserting "It's Me," he describes experiences any boy or girl can understand. He breaks things unintentionally; he wishes his father owned a candy store; he can tell when his parents aren't listenting to him; he expects presents he doesn't get from a hoped-for source. . . . But the lad details happier moments, not just disappointments. Kerman's lively drawings add an unusual touch, windows with red frames through which the reader sees the happenings, a different window each time.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.