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Description
A young girl uses various arguments to convince her parents to let her have her ears pierced.
Quick Summary
If you've got a kid who's been begging to get their ears pierced, this one will make them laugh out loud. Judith Viorst nails the voice of a determined little girl who tries every trick in the book to convince her skeptical parents from promising to do extra chores to pointing out that everyone else has them. It's one of those perfect early reader books because the argument unfolds in a way that feels genuinely kid-persuasive, so readers will recognize their own logic even when they know Mom and Dad probably won't buy it. The short length and big humor make it especially good for kids just moving into chapter books, and it works as a quick bedtime story too. Parents will appreciate that it's really about the back-and-forth of growing up and learning to ask for things you want, rather than just getting what you demand. If your kid likes this, they'd probably also get a kick out of "I Wanna New Room" by the same author, which has the same fun tone about another kid negotiation.