Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book and small compensation for this review; however, all opinions are mine and mine alone.
As you’ve read in previous book reviews (Tired of Being a Bully, Tired of Being Different, Tired of My Bath, Tired of School), you know that I love books written by Dicy McCullough. I’m excited to say that we just added a new book to our collection! It’s called Tired of Being Little. You can order it for yourself on Amazon or from Dicy’s site. I’m sure you know if you’ve read any of my reviews, that the thing I love most about Dicy’s books is the fact they always teach a lesson. She lets kids know it’s okay to be different, that school can be fun, and keeping clean is not so bad! This book teaches an important lesson as well; being little is not all bad.
This comes at the perfect time, because my 6 year old son is seeing that his 9 year old sister is getting to do some things that he is not allowed to do yet. And my 9 year old daughter think she’s already a teenager as well. My husband and I keep trying to tell them that being an adult has many responsibilities and that they need to enjoy being little! My son can now read fairly well, and he was able to read most of the words in this book aloud to us. After he read it he said, “I know! I like being little!” Although I’m sure he still wants his bedtime changed to later.
This book has the same cast of characters as all of her books. I love that, because we can really see John Allen grow and learn about life. Dicy’s illustrations are very cute and go well with each storyline she tells. I will say this one seems like a great one for the holidays, because there is a slight religious aspect to it. If you have kids that just want to grow up too fast, then definitely check out Tired of Being Little by, Dicy McCullough and open up the conversations with your kids about enjoying their childhood.
Each one of Dicy’s books has games and puzzles to go with them! How fun is that? This is a great resource for teachers to use in the classroom for character education, as well as parents to use with their kids!
Giveaway: This giveaway is for a $10 Amazon Gift Card and signed book, Tired of Being Little by, Dicy McCullough. To win, just fill out the easy Rafflecopter below. You must be 18 or older and in the US to win. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook. Giveaway ends November 25th, 2013 at 11:59pm. No mandatory entries! Just enter the ones you want! The more you enter the more chances you have! Good luck!
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I would give it to my grandson, because he loves books.
my 9 year old would like this book..thanks
My nephew Gabriel . He is 5 now and would love it.
I would give it to a friend at work, to read to her 2 year old grandson
My 4 year old daughter, because we are in the same boat and she gets upset when she can’t do something her 7 year old brother does.
This we be a gift for my oldest grandson who is too eager to grow up.
I would give it to my grandson…
This would be for me and my 3 grandkids. We love to cuddle on the couch and share my love of reading. 😀
My son would love this book.
Would love this!
my niece she love to read and have someone read to her.
I would give it to a sweet little girl at church who declares she isn’t little anymore because she has a little brother. 🙂
My 4 yr old. Because I have an 18 yr old and she wants to be big like him all the time. She doesn’t like being little.
I have 3 boys that love books and love being read to! We have a family bookshelf and they share all their books, so I would just add the book to it.
My sweet “niece” Amelia – she’s 3 going on 20, so this is perfect for her!
My daughter gets angry at being small so perfect
My grandson
MY Grandson because he’s learning how to read and would love a new book.
I forgot to say why because he is very little
my daughter Daniela who just turned 6 y would love to win this book,because she loves to read
I would like to give this to my daughter since she doesn’t like to be called a baby anymore, she is a “big girl”.
I would keep it here.I watch my 2 grandsons and a great nephew that are all 4 years old.
I would give this book to my 6 year old son, he loves to read and be read to..
I would love to give this to my 6 year old daughter, who loves to read & it looks like a great message
I would give it to my nephew because he likes to read. Plus he thinks he is grown up!
My daughters would love to read this book, they’re 6, 7 and 8
I would give it to my 4 year old nephew since he wants to be older.
Would love to win for my son, hes learning to read and doing a great job.
I would give this to my 2 daughters and would read it to them (since they’re just 2 and 5). 🙂
I would give it to my son hes beginning to love books
My nephew would get a kick out of this book.
Thanks for the contest.
I would give it to my daughter so I can read it to her
My niece’s son would LOVE this book!
J Rinaldo
I would give it to my daughter who is pretty tiny because she just can’t wait to grow up
I would give it to my neice because she keeps talking about getting taller and growing up.
It would be for my daughters, we just moved and they have a new school and I think it would be a nice thing for them to understand people, especially the new ones they are meeting.
my daughter because she loves reading books
I would give this to my nephew because he thinks he is older
To my son Ethan
I would love to give this to my 6 year old because she is constantly trying to convince me that she’s “all grown up!”
To my son. He loves reading. He will be 4 the day after Christmas.
I would give it to my 5 year old son because he hates being shorter than his older brother.
i would give this to my little cousin who thinks shes very grown up. 🙂
I would give it to my son, he’s learning to read
I would give this to my nephew for Christmas.
my 6 year old son!
If I win, my nephew Ezekiel will get this book! He’s always trying to figure out how to grow and catch up with my son, who is a year older than he, and shaped completely differently!
I work as an Autism Specialist. I would share it with many of the children and families that I work with.
I would give it to my daughter… she is a book junkie like her Mama
my son would love it!
My daughters!:)
Thank you for all the comments. My tired books are written in rhythm and
rhyme, so they are perfect for teaching fluency.Each book also teaches a simple lesson about life.
I hope you’ll check out the games and puzzles on my website that co-ordinate with each book.
http://www.dicymcculloughbooks.com
Thanks.
I would give it two my Neice and nephew, who are twins. They love to read and are theyoungest in the family, so they would benefit from the lesson
My son and daughter. They both love to read, and they always share their books and read to others when they get a chance. Every book is beneficial to a child whether you realize it or not, plus I collect books as I share them with kids I work with, and once my degree is in hand and I get the money together I’d like to open a community center for the mentally disabled, so books would be a great thing to have around for all ages.
my great grandson.
I’d give it to my 4 year old grandson who is definitely tired of being little!
My daughter because she loves to read.
I’d probably send it to my daughter that was adopted. she’s about at the age where she’s going to be wishing she were bigger.
I would give this to my daughter. Being an only child, I know she often feels angst over living in a house where a lot of rules only apply to her.
I would give it to my grandchildren. They love books!
I would give it to my son, he is a book fanatic!
I would give it to my daughter, she is learning to read and so proud when she knows the words! So am I!
I would give it to my daughter. She is petite and is always feeling like she is too little and cannot do what others can.
My 5 year old daughter. She loves books.
my nephew cause he will be 4 in jan so perfect age for him to start learning to read and he is becoming more independent
I would give this book to my children
My daughter. She is 4 and always says to me.. “I cant read” with a huge sad face. Breaks my heart!
So my mission it to read as many books with her and teach her to read and enjoy reading like I do. She wants to read so bad and enjoys the same books over and over.
To my grandson since he says all the time granny i don’t want to be small any more
My daughter just turned 4 and she’s the youngest of a total of 6 kids in two households. The oldest one is 17, then 13, 12, 8, 7 and my little one, age 4. I think she’d love this one!
My youngest, because she’s the baby in our family!
my daughter because she loves to read.
i would give this books whom love to read and ages 5 n 7 they are still on the short side n sometimes feel bad about it–thank you for this chance–have my fingers crossed!
My three year son would love this book he loves to lisgen to mom read them to him
would give this book to my daughters (my oldest age 7 is special needs and just learning to read) my youngest age 5 loves books but lloks at the pictures n makes uop her own words–both are on the small/short side and feel frustrated when they cant do big people things–this book would be great for my lil angels—thank you for the chance, got my fingers crossed!
To my Grandson who was born with Dwarfism
My grandson Keon would love these books.