The Krazees

Sam Swope's written a perfect book for any kid who's ever been frustrated and felt those feelings explode inside. And the drawings of illustrator Eric Brace do terrific justice to those wild, out of control feelings kids (actually, all of us) get when we realllllly want to do a certain thing but life has other plans for us. I sent a copy to my nine year old niece in Colorado who especially enjoyed the Krazee characters. She loved it so much she read it every day for a week before school (wow!) and then even read it to her hamster "Sunny Boy" (she noticed his nose really twitching at some of the pictures). All in all a very fun book that even a hamster could enjoy

Before my daughter turned two, everyone warned me, "Beware of the terrible twos!!" "Pooh!" I said and no matter what my 2 year old did I refused to ascribe it to the terrible twos - and you know what? She didn't go through the "Terrible Twos." In fact, what is characteristically taken to be "terrible two" behavior is sometimes how I behave and feel and I'm in my 50"s! And that's why I love this book: because even though I'm in my middle age, I get the Krazees too! Bravo to Sam Swope for admitting he gets them too, because I know that he could never have written this book from memory only!