Books with author Jamie Lee Curtis

Mom is old-fashioned. She likes things hand sewn.To make her more modern, we bought a smartphone. . . .For Mom’s birthday, her kids are excited to teach her how to take selfies with her new smartphone. At first, it’s lots of fun for the whole family. Soon, driven to take the perfect selfie, Mom begins to document everything, from ski team practice to dance class, and even photo-bombing someone's wedding―until her daughter reminds her that maybe this smartphone wasn’t the best gift after all.In a world obsessed with self-documentation comes a tale in Me, Myselfie, & I that shows us with humor and love that the best things happen while the smartphone is turned off.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind Today I Feel Silly and I'm Gonna Like Me, return with It’s Hard to Be Five, a story of self-control and learning to do your best every day!Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's hard to be five!But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun. Kids will laugh in recognition of siblings, classmates, and friends—and maybe even themselves.

“Exuberant—a winsome, upbeat work.” —Publishers WeeklyJamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell perfectly capture a little girl's simple, joyous celebration of herself, as she looks back on her childhood from the lofty height of four and a half years.This spirited view of growing up is perfect to share at home or in a classroom, as kids will respond to the exuberant pleasures of growing freedom and independence."When I was little, I could hardly do anything. But now I can do lots of things, like braid my own hair and go to nursery school. I'm not a baby anymore. I'm me!"

Tell me again about the night I was born.Tell me again how you would adopt me and be my parents.Tell me again about the first time you held me in your arms. Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, author and illustrator of the best-selling When I Was Little: A Four Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth, have joined together again to create a fresh new picture book for every parent and every child. In asking her parents to tell her again about the night of her birth, a young girl shows that it is a cherished tale she knows by heart. Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born is a unique, exuberant story about adoption and about the importance of a loving family.

Six of Jamie Lee Curtis's very popular books to grow by available unabridged on audio!This collection includes:It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel, Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still?! It's definitely hard to be five, but Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging words make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier, and a lot more fun!When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth, the tale of a growing girl who can now do lots of things, such as braid her own hair, paint her toenails, and go to nursery school.Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, "Tell me again how you would adopt me and be my parents ... ," a heartwarming story of not only how one child is born but of how a family is born.Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day, helps kids explore, identify, and even have fun with their ever-changing moods.Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery, a gentle and humorous journey through the joys and perils of a balloon's adventure.I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off A Little Self-Esteem, whimsically demonstrating that it's important to like yourself every single day -- no matter what.Includes the songs "Count All the Raindrops (Pierre the Bear)" and "The Wind Brought You to Me" performed by Margaret Dorn and Katie Spencer

Mom is old-fashioned. She likes things hand sewn.To make her more modern, we bought a smartphone. . . .For Mom’s birthday, her kids are excited to teach her how to take selfies with her new smartphone. At first, it’s lots of fun for the whole family. Soon, driven to take the perfect selfie, Mom begins to document everything, from ski team practice to dance class, and even photo-bombing someone's wedding—until her daughter reminds her that maybe this smartphone wasn’t the best gift after all.In a world obsessed with self-documentation comes a tale in Me, Myselfie, & I that shows us with humor and love that the best things happen while the smartphone is turned off.