When I Was Your Age

by Danette Byatt (Author) Danette Byatt (Illustrator)

When I Was Your Age
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Peer into the future and reminisce about the present with this sci-fi picture book that speculates about a hopeful someday for today's children.

Are you ready for a futuristic trip down memory lane? In this imaginative picture book, a grandmother reminisces to her grandchild Indigo about her childhood, back when humans lived on Earth and children biked to school instead of flying. On the new planet, robots do chores, telepathy has replaced texting, and cakes are 3D-printed. Each clever parallel between the past and present reveals both sweet similarities and stark differences. And though things are vastly different in this marvel-filled future, there is one thing that remains the same: the future is still bright.

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The busy, energetic illustrations do a lot to enhance the tale, color-coding memories in blue and contrasting them against the red of the planet. 

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Danette Byatt
Danette Byatt lives in Kitchener, Ontario, where she writes, illustrates, and designs all sorts of fun projects when she's not out hiking, swimming and exploring -- or burning up the dance floor (aka her living room). Danette's favorite stories to tell contain uplifting messages of love, truth, and freedom. She also adds delightful small details, humor, and whimsy to everything she does. More about Danette and her creations can be found at danettebyatt.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781546002567
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Worthy Kids
Publication date
March 07, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV053000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV056000 - Juvenile Fiction | Robots
Library of Congress categories
Grandmothers
Picture books
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