Do you have brothers? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to have brothers? Jon Scieszka (rhymes with Fresca), author of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Stinky Cheese Man, and Cowboy and Octopus was one of six boys. Knucklehead is a tribute to growing up Scieszka. Thirty-eight vignettes tell the family story (did you know seven pounds is enough to break a collarbone). Jon's mom was an RN, his dad, an elementary school principal. Instead of calling the boys by their names his parents would often call them knucklehead. As in, "Which knucklehead took a bite of the turkey last night and filled the hole in with stuffing?" Or, "Hey knuckleheads, get in the car, it's time for church."
Being the sixth of seven, I was often called KevindebbiebrendantimmydeirdreAMY. This memoir made me laugh...and laugh...and laugh. It is perfection - no matter what size your family is. How perfect? I'll be ordering two copies for my elementary age nephews (all the nieces are too old for it).
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