When I Have a Little Girl/When I Have a Little Boy

hillary knight's illustrations are of the quality rarely found in children's books anymore, detailed, witty, and charming. the list is wonderful and will bring back any adult's own memories of childhood longings/unfairness! wanting only to have pointy crayons, to pet every dog and cat regardless of pointy teeth or germs! i love this book, it's a classic and it's great that it's been republished.

I looked for this book for years now that I am that mother with a little girl. This is a charming story about a little girl who doesn't like her mother's rules, so she tells her mother (and all who will listen!) about how it will be when SHE is the mother. You can imagine the list...For any princess or former princess who wanted chocolate ice cream for breakfast, this is your book! I'm almost forty, but remember it so clearly. I can't wait for my daughter to read it to hers some day!!!