How Not to Become a Little Old Lady: A Mini Gift Book

by Mary McHugh

Book Overview

You can be little, and you can be old, but that doesn't mean you have to become a little old lady.

We've all seen her. She's hunched forward, her blue hair is tucked neatly under a plastic rain bonnet, she's clutching expired coupons, and she's discussing her latest health problems over lunch. She's a little old lady . . . and she's coming your way at 2 m.p.h.

Little old ladies have elastic waistbands on all their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740772333
• ISBN13: 9780740772337
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 3.6" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

MINI book, missed what that meant

IF you want full size version, do NOT order this, a waste of money. didn't realize that was difference from other options, what MINI version meant , now I know but disapointed. a stupid waste.

The book is now very dated.

I'm sure this book was more humorous when it first came out, but because of some of the references to technology and other things that have changed since its publication, I found it not very funny. I bought 2 thinking it would be something I'd want to give to friends as a gift, but it just doesn't work for today. It's just a bit dated at this point.

Fun Read!

Cute book, great, quick read! I'm sorry to say that I may already be turning into a little old lady! : )

A great little book for a Laugh or Two!

This is not a senior self-help book or a book for intellectual stimulation, but for a few chuckles, it's a quick, humorous excursion through Mary McHugh's world of little old ladies. I agree with one of McHugh's introductory statements: "The trouble with letting yourself become a Little Old Lady is that you are missing half the fun of being alive in the twenty-first century." I hope I don't fit most of McHugh's stereotypes. I don't "still wear makeup and stockings to the supermarket" or "think microwaves fry your brain if you stand near them," and I certainly don't "turn (my) back on computers," which are a big part of my life. On the other hand, I do "still expect people to RSVP when (I) invite them to a party," and I know a few peers (in addition to my 90+ mother) who "wear plasitc bonnets in the rain." I don't. Mary McHugh's "How Not to Become a Little Old Lady," with its cute illustrations by Adrienne Hartman, is a charming little "quick read" for the self-aware older woman with a sense of humor.

The greatest book ever written

I have never read a better, and funnier book. I read it over and over again. I gave it to all of my friends and they loved it as well. It gave me hours of entertainment. The Illustrations by Adrienne Hartman were exquisite. I laughed at every single one until my eyes teared. BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cute book, delightfully illustrated!

This book hits home and I'm only 48! Funny book and I think it would make a great gift, especially for a friend's birthday. I could find a use for a dozen copies.

For everyone who dreads Little Old Ladyhood

I loved this book and the wonderful illustrations by Adrienne Hartman. I laughed a lot at the things Little Old Ladies do, and I'm going to buy more copies to give to my women friends who are definitely not Little Old Ladies and don't want to be. I know a lot of people who describe their vacations by what they ate though! This is a perfect hostess gift and it would also be an ideal gift for Mother's Day.