Title: It's hard to be five
Illustrator: Laura Cornell
Readability score: 5-8 years of age
Genre: Juvenile Picture Book
Sub genre: Fiction Family Life
Theme: Finding self control as a five year old can be demanding, but fun.
Primary and secondary characters: The five year old boy is primary with parents and teachers being the secondary.
Awards : New York Times best seller
DATE of Publishing: 2004
Publishing Company: Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN number: 0-06-008095-7
Brief Summary: This five year old boy highlights the struggles of being five. He wants to be dirty and have fun but he feels everyone tells him to "stay still" and "be clean". He has trouble with his self control, but begin to see that being five has fun responsibilities as well. He is impressed with his own manners and his ability to build things and have his own bed.
How you would use: This would be a great book for a kindergarten class or perhaps preschool. This could be read aloud and show children that it is important to show self control and that being young isn't so bad after all.
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