I AM NOT A PEST

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 18, 1979

. . . but anyhow if I stopped being a nuisance, ""They wouldn't know what to do about me."" Like the narrator of I Want to be Big (above), the little girl baring her psyche here is ringing variations on a single theme, and one particularly amusing to with-it adults (e.g., ""Pests make noises when their mothers are watching TV. I don't. . . I only practice the trumpet""). And while there's a reasonable conclusion in this case--parents of a pest would be perplexed if she suddenly reformed--this same situation has been developed in real stories that put the pestiness in perspective instead of merely exploiting it for laughs.

Pub Date: April 18, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1979

Categories: CHILDREN'S