In a collection that might have a nostalgic appeal for adults who remember their own childhood, fourteen poems celebrate the joys of growing up. With their exaggerated elements, ink and watercolor illustrations complement the verses nicely. In the poems, readers meet a girl who is almost drowning in a bed laden with stuffed animals but needing just one more ("How Many Stuffed Animals?"), a child who wants to send back a baby brother since all he does is cry and poop ("baby Brother Billy"), and a brother facing the physical intrusion of his sister on his part of the back seat ("The Back Seat"). In "Who's the Awfulest Kid in Your Class?" the narrator invents a horrible bully named Justin and worries that his uncle will want to meet the boy. While I was slightly amused by the poems, I know I'm not the intended audience for these rhymes, and it's likely that younger readers will see themselves and their everyday challenges in them. Some poems seem to go on too long for me, and the rhymes are somewhat forced. Still, many readers will see themselves depicted here and be amused.