Book
Five Minutes' Peace
Jill Murphy
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 5, 1999
Reading lane: Mother's Day
A Picture Books pick for readers exploring Five Minutes' Peace.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Quiet, Interrupted
A small plea for quiet becomes a funny, familiar portrait of family life.
Come here for
- The comedy of wanting five quiet minutes—and finding none.
- A playful parent-child read with chaos close at hand.
Expect
- Energetic children and a mother’s elusive moment of peace.
- Comic interruptions, from kitchen to bath and back again.
Book Details
- Authors
- Jill Murphy
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- April 5, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Mother's Day · Parent-Child Stories
- Reading lane
- Mother's Day
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Publisher Categories
Elephant Stories
Parent-Child Stories
Funny Stories
About This Book
All Mrs. Large wants is five minutes' peace from her energetic children, but chaos follows her all the way from the kitchen to the bath and back again.
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