{"product_id":"i-wish-i-was-sick-too-isbn-9781681372280","title":"I Wish I Was Sick, Too!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweet tale about kindness, jealousy, and fairness perfect for reading when a child is sick or well.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward is sick and Elizabeth is well, and nothing could be more unfair! Edward gets to stay in bed and everyone treats him like a prince. Elizabeth has to get out of bed, get dressed, go to school, come home and do chores, finish her homework and practice the piano. \"I wish I was sick too!\" Elizabeth complains, and soon, to her dawning dismay, her wish is granted. Jealousy and kindness, fairness and responsibility, the passionate complaints and pleasures of childhood are well represented here by a close-knit and surprisingly intellectual cat family, drawn with good humor and sympathy by the illustrator-author couple, Aliki and Franz Brandenberg. The perfect book to read when you're sick, or when you're well and wish you were sick too.\"Elizabeth is envious of all the attention her bedridden brother receives while she must go to school, do her chores, etc. Of course, when she comes down with same illness a few days later, she finds it isn't quite so glamorous as she thought. Aliki's lively pictures turn a routine set-up into just what the doctor ordered.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Wish I Was Sick Too!\u003c\/i\u003e is a simple tale told beautifully...Sick lit is not confined to adult nonfiction, and this is one of my favourite children’s picture books about illness, along with Ludwig Bemelmans’s\u003ci\u003e Madeline\u003c\/i\u003e and Shel Silverstein’s \u003ci\u003eEvery Thing On It\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A common experience, told in simple text, is delightfully pictured.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Human families with their own Edwards and Elizabeths will enjoy the characterization.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This one is bound to be a favorite among the very young.\" --\u003ci\u003eChildren's Book Review Service\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Brandenberg\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Switzerland, is the author of many picture books and Read-Alone books based on his childhood and that of his children. Most of his books are illustrated by his wife, Aliki, and include stories about Edward and Elizabeth (\u003ci\u003eI Wish I Was Sick, Too!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo School Today!\u003c\/i\u003e), a series about Aunt Nina, the adventures of Leo and Emily (such as \u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with a Van?\u003c\/i\u003e), and the popular Fieldmouse family (\u003ci\u003eSix New Students\u003c\/i\u003e and others).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAliki \u003c\/b\u003ehas written and illustrated sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, which are read throughout the world and reflect her many interests and her love of family, travel, and life. She has also illustrated more than 150 books by other authors, including those of her husband, Franz Brandenberg. Aliki grew up in Philadelphia in a warm and talented Greek family. Her path was set in kindergarten when her teacher said she would be an artist someday. Aliki and Franz, longtime residents of London, now live in New York.","brand":"NYR Children's Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304093044965,"sku":"NP9781681372280","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681372280.jpg?v=1767729741","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/i-wish-i-was-sick-too-isbn-9781681372280","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}