1, 2, Can’t Reach My Shoe
A Counting Book for the Middle-Aged
By Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
The 1, 2, 3s of adulthood differ ever so slightly from the popular grade-school primers of yesteryear inside Ross and Kathryn Petras’s 1, 2, Can’t Reach My Shoe. This clever counting book for the middle-aged (which the United States Census Bureau defines as age 35 and above) is perfect for readers of a certain vintage who intend to grow old gracefully–and with a sense of humor.
Featuring full-color, retro illustrations in a playful board book format, 1, 2, Can’t Reach My Shoe makes an excellent, humorous gift for the more than 78.2 million baby boomers in the United States. Consider:
* 3: When they were first going out in their twenties, Thaddeus and Theresa used to have sex THREE times each day. Now that they are middle-aged, they still have sex THREE times. A year.
*: Hey, those don’t look like numbers! And you’re right. They are not numbers. They are symbols that are used with numbers . . . and they are all over middle-aged Milton’s doctor’s report. “It says I should have a total cholesterol 60. I should have LDL <129 . . ." Gee Milton, that is a lot of "more thans" and "less thans." "I know," says Milton. "I'm < thrilled!"
* 59 1/2: Today is a great day! It is Carl’s FIFTY-NINTH-AND-A-HALF birthday! Carl usually wouldn’t celebrate a half birthday, but this one is different. Since he has turned FIFTY-NINE-AND-A-HALF, he is getting a nice present from his Uncle Sam: his very first penalty-free IRA distribution!
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Hardback - Board Book
- Price: $9.99
- Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.5
- ISBN: 9780740797729
- Publish Date: 9/14/2010
- Pages: 32
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- Publish Date: 9/14/2010
- Pages: 32
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About the Author
Ross Petras is the author of numerous best-selling humor books and has received coverage in a vast array of media, including the New York Times Book Review, People, Reader's Digest, the Wall Street Journal, and more. Ross lives in New Jersey.