The Retired Kid

Jon Agee,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:32,Pub by Hyperion Books for Children on 06-24-2008

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From: Amazon
Posted: Oct-24-2008

Retired Librarian's Two Cents Worth

I read this book to a group of children at my former school's Open House and they were very attentive and enjoyed the story. I think it helped them grasp the meaning of retirement in a humorous way. I retired a year ago, and some of the younger children weren't clear on where I am these days....

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Posted: Oct-13-2008

More for adults.

I'm not sure the picture book aged chld will understand the humor involved in a story about an 8-year-old who retires. I read this to my four-year-old and while I thought it was kind of cute, it seemed beyond her.

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Posted: Aug-16-2008

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children

Jon Agee has done it again with taking a well known idea and turning it upside down. The main character, Brian, is tired of working so hard and decides to retire to the Happy Sunset Retirement Community in Florida. The fact that he's a kid does not stop him; who wants to chase after the school...

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Posted: Aug-08-2008

Cute

The story is cute and both my children, ages 7and 9 enjoyed it.They could relate to the kid in the story who is tired of homework, chore etc. The child decides to retire and moves to a retiremnt home, but ultimately remembers the things that he enjoys and moves back home to enjoy his job of being...

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