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This book is about an older sister ("the Great One") and a younger brother ("the Pain"). Each chapter is told from alternating perspectives, so both kids get equal time telling their stories, which are funny, realistic, and endearing. Though they both make great cases for detesting each other, it is pretty clear that the siblings are very close. For example when Pain is afraid to get his hair cut, Great One makes him a pair of fake ears, saying that if he wears one gets cut, the barber will suffer from the curse that she placed on the ears. So, Pain is able to get his hair cut without being scared thanks to his big sister. A perfect read-aloud for the whole family, this can easily be read by a newer reader. Parents who grew up on Blume will enjoy it as I did, siblings will empathize with the characters, and everyone will laugh at the situations that are unmistakably Judy Blume.
Angela K-G |
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