Just for You (Little Critter)

by Mercer Mayer

Book Overview

This silly and sweet picture book about the mayhem that results from trying to help mom is a perfect gift any time of year!

Mercer Mayer's Little Critter is trying his best to be a help to his mother in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he's trying to make breakfast, mow the lawn, or carry the groceries--maybe it's Little Critter who needs some help after all! Both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030711838X
• ISBN13: 9780307118387
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

this was one of my childhood favorites!!

This was one of the few books I remember as a child and now love to read to my own 4yr old daughter. This one and All By Myself, Just Go To Bed and Just a Toy are, in my opinion, the best Little Critter books! Enjoy!

An Absolute Delight To Read

This book absolutely enraptured me as a child back in the 70's, and now, with the anticipated birth of my own first child, this is one of the staple books with which I will start my baby's library. The gentle, sweet storyline combined with charmingly detailed drawings will entertain your little one time after time. There's always something new to discover with each reading, and they will help nurture that special close bond between you and your little one that only comes from sharing wonderful books together. This book is THE classic of Mercer Mayer books, and every child should have a copy of "Just For You", just for them.

My all time favorite!

Mercer Mayer is great at childrens books. When I was a kid, I read my paperback version until the front and back covers fell off. Mayer communicates how children feel with his cute Little Critter characters. The end of each book puts a big smile on my face.

A Special Childhood Memory Returns

This book was a part of my childhood and just recently I was given it again (hardback) for my 25th birthday. After reading it for the first time in many, many years, it was just as I had remembered. Not only are the little critters adorable, but the stories are touching. This book has special meaning to me because as a child, my mother and I would read it together, and I was alot like the little critter in this book. Always trying to do something nice for mom, but somehow messing it up. This book teaches children it is not neccesarily how you do something, but why you did it that means the most!

Very cute pictures and story

I remembered this book from when I was a child and just recently my mother gave it to my daughter. It is still just as adorable and delightful as it was then. Little critter tries so hard to find some way to give something to his mother, but keeps "messing it up". Of course we know, as Little Critter finds out the love of a child is reward enough for any mother!