A beginning chapterbook which tells of Libby's plan to get into "The Pain Sisters," a group where it's two members have had numerous injuries. After faking a gall stone procedure, Libby realizes that lying hurts more than injuries.

For anybody over 50, or headed in that direction, this book by Jane Glenn Haas is a great read. The author covers a wide spectrum of issues that are important to all of us who are looking at the second, more productive, half of life. Which is exactly her point. What we do from the age of 50 on can be every bit as productive and rewarding as the things we did in our 20's and 30's. It's a time of continued growth, tempered by the wisdom we wish we had when it all started. So much of it comes down to attitude, as her columns demonstrate over and over again. The tone is no-nonsense direct, which I found very refreshing - no whining allowed here. Some topics are poignant (hew own battle with breast cancer), and others will get you chuckling (selections from her annual poetry contest).

Although this is a collection of columns originally published in the Orange County Register (southern California), the topics are universal - how to deal with difficult or estranged children, looking at new career opportunities, getting your face lifted (bravely, she features her own before and after pictures), sex in the second half, to name just a few. The colums are short, making it an easy book to pick up and put down without losing the gist. A good bedside read and a great gift book for anyone you know who falls into the over 50 age group. It will definitely show up under the Christmas trees of several of my friends and relatives.

Leah has captured into words the situation many of us face today yet feel we cannot adequately express. The "Sandwich" generation is unique, and she gives marvelous insight into growing into a role into which we never expected to be cast. I highly recommend this book (given to me by a friend)for anyone between the ages of 25 and 100.

Komaiko's done it again. Being the father of three little girls my kids have read all her books and I was happy to see there is finally one for us "adults." As a man I still found it fascinating to read this delightful, humorous and thought provoking book written about women. Move over "Tuesdays with Morrie." Komaiko's book is the lightening and thunder that was missing there. A must read.

My God, a real book! I couldn't get over this writing! Thoughtful, smart, funny as heck and so wise and brave. It made me realize how every night I go to sleep grateful my parents are still alive even though I pay very little attention to their well being because they're so far away. Komaiko has reminded me my own aging is happening now, it's not so bad, and there is a solution to getting old besides a lot of denial and a face-lift. Read this book! You'll love it!

This book may be a children's book yet it can help people of all ages. Right now i am 17 years old and my bestest friend in the world is gonna move. i couldnt deal with it at first and then a fellow student recommended this book. not only did i read it but i bought it for my friend for her to cherish so she can see how i feel. it is a great book!

My mother purchased this book for me when I was four years old to help during the transition of moving, and leaving my best friend behind. Now that I am almost 17 it continues to be my favorite children's book. It pocesses the central idea of the innocence of a childhood friendships and how important friendships are in general. I feel this story also reveals a unique element of hope that exists inside everyone.

I read this book with my preschool class and it reminded me about how important my friends are to me. They laughed through the whole thing and appreciated it in a much different way than I did although I did laugh a lot too!

I think it is a good book because it tells about how people make friends. Libby was bored until Annie Bananie moved to Barry Avenue. In the beginning Annie really likes Libby, but Libby thinks Annie Bananie is a little weird. But by the end they both like each other. Libby's grandma hates dogs, but she kisses Annie Bananie's dog so that Libby could be president of their dog club. And Libby was never bored again.

My five year old daughter brought this book home from her school library and we read it over and over again. She loved the rhythm of the language and rhyme in the story. She also seemed drawn to the vibrant illustrations. As a parent, I liked how it incorporated many people of all shades as Spanish dancers. It showed appreciation of a culture is not based on your genetic heritage. It reaffirmed that we all can celebrate life with each other.

This book made me remember my childhood. The illustrations aremagnificent.

I found myself paraphrasing the entire book because of its horrifying storyline. I never read it again to my kids. I didn't think it was funny, sweet or cute that the author (or the publisher) thought it was OK to suggest that baby Daniel had been stolen, kidnapped, was dead or boiled in oil by pirates! To add insult to injury, the big sister speculates that she'll be locked up at Grandma's and then shipped away in a suitcase, only to be arrested by a policeman (and sent to prison) for losing her baby brother. To avoid this inevitable fate, the big sister decides to run away because she's not loved anymore. There is not one redeeming quality about this book.

I like where can Daniel be because it was funny and it was colorful. I like his drawings because they're funny. I really liked the picture of the cat on the vaccumn cleaner. I also like Where Can Danial be because the words rhyme.

This book was very bad. I agree with the horn book review. Not only do the characters behave terribly, (they ridicule classmates all the time) but they have disgusting habits. One behaves like a cat, another grunts like a pig, another acts like a horse. I would of thought this class was actually made up of ranchers in disguise, (the first day the teacher is dressed like a cowgirl, and 'Annie Bananie' brings her dog to school) but there is also a boy nicknamed Snowman who picks dandruff off his scalp all day, then eats it. This, of course, is enormusly disgusting. But it isn't the only sickening part in the book. Near the end, Annie Bananie vomits on a classmate's back. It also has very unrealistic factors. The classmates hurt feelings in front of the teacher, and she doesn't do anything. When Annie vomits on Libby's back, she seemed to not do anything to prevent it. And when Annie starts vomiting again, does she move away from Libby? No. She just continues barfing on Libby's (her 'Lucky Lunch' partner, and friend) back. At the end, Annie said, "Only a best friend would not be mad if someone vomits on their back." Well, a best friend wouldn't simply let her self throw up on a friend's back, would she?

This book also encourages lying and teasing, which some character does on each chapter. It also encourages cliques and 'popularity', because if you noticed, all the girls compete for Annie's friendship, and all classmates swarm around her like flies swarm around garbage. Although it is sweet how Libby wanted to give Annie Bananie the perfect lunch, this just gives an example of the competition and popularity factor. It is also nice how Libby spends her money sock money to give Annie the perfect meal at Buffalo Bills, but not nice enough to make up for all the other faults. Also, the main character Libby lise to everyone from family to friends. My closing statement are that Leah Komaike (author of this book) obviously has no writing talent at all, that this book has no good plot(and the plot this book has is extremely uninteresting,) and not to waste your money on a cheap book you will be deeply disapointed with.

We listened to this one in book-on-tape form, and the kids (6, 8 & 11) were very disappointed. As homeschoolers, I am often told that I'm not preparing my kids for the "real world." This book is proof that incarcerating 30 age-mates is not the "real world." My kids were shocked at how cruel the kids were to each other, the lies they told to each other, their teacher, and their families. They were even more disappointed that the children were not punished for their actions.

Even for someone who is pro-traditional school, I would not recommend this book. Lucky Lunch Day is a very unlikely event in this day of closed campuses. The meanness displayed in it should not be glorified in the search to "fit in." The message given was that it's acceptable to do whatever it takes to have a "best friend."

Horn Book reviews are 99% on target. I was looking for a good series for Grade 1. What a disappointment. All of the characters seemed stereotypes and some were rude. One character calls another "mental." An example of poor writing.