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Five Minutes' Peace

(1986)
(A book in the Large Family series)
A Picture Book by

 
 
A search for five minutes' peace that every busy family will relate to.

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.

"This book is pure joy, one that parents, not just children, will want to keep on hand; Murphy's frazzled mom will find a soft spot in every reader." --Publishers Weekly

"It happens to be an elephant family having breakfast. It could be yours.Painfully funny." --The New York Times

"A hearty chuckle can be experienced during shared reading time between a mother and her children--perhaps eliciting a bit of understanding." --School Library Journal


Genre: Children's Fiction

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