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Best Children's Books from 2008
Date of Review: 
Mar.25.2010
Source: 
The Savvy Source

One of the all-time great lines in the preschool teacher arsenal is "you get what you get and you don't get upset." What's that you say? Your little one would like a bit of an explanation. A smidge of context for why some rules apply in some places and not others. Some guide to the arbitrariness of "yes, now; no, not now" that cycles through a preschooler's day. Well, cue Lisa Brown and Meredith Gary to step in to save you from the dreaded "because I said so." Their accessible words and pictures make it all seem so reasonable. And fair. And struggle-free. A best book, indeed.