Don't Grown-Ups Ever Have FUN?

Don't Grown-Ups Ever Have FUN?

Picture book
One of my favorite books from when Adam was a little boy is
Jamie Harper's Don't Grow-Ups Ever Have FUN? A trio of lively kids
try to understand their parents. They sleep in and then rush around
madly. Dad wears drab suits to a boring office. Mom doesn't share
her stuff or let the kids help her. Not to mention both parents seem
to enjoy cleaning up!
The pictures are probably the most fun part of the book. Even
as they bemoan their parents' boring life the siblings are adding
their own colorful touches to the environment. Children and parents
will both find reason to laugh when this fine book is a bed time read
aloud.
On a personal note, I'd like to see a sequel: Don't Hubbies Ever Have
FUN? A lot of husbands, even those with fine wives like me, seem to
think that coming home, eating supper, and watching tv is the perfect
after work script. They never want to dance, visit friends, watch a
talented wife perform, play in the snow, make a campfire, take a walk,
swim, or even play cards or board games. Mine can't even get excited
about the Bangor State Fair with its rides and games and good food
including a gazillion flavors of snow cones and the magic moment at
dusk when the colored lights come on. Honestly!
A great big shout out goes out to kids who keep their parents young.
Julia Emily Hathaway


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