The perfect holiday gift fit for all ages, continued...

In December of 2009, I posted an interview article on the Examiner.com although they closed their doors about 5 years later and removed the content when they did this. Below is the original post:

It was a pleasure meeting and spending time with Jenni Gordon today. She is really an interesting person; warm, intelligent, cultured and creative! I can't speak enough about the story she brought to life in her book, One Day, I had Enough! It will engage anyone who picks it up. I highly recommend, regardless of your age, you purchase this book for someone you love or for yourself this holiday season! Do you have a self-centered, innocent but a bit malicious story you want to share from your childhood? Post a comment and let’s share a laugh!

The perfect holiday gift fit for all ages

Look no further for the perfect holiday gift this season; Jenni Gordon’s humorous, bilingual, book, One Day I Had Enough, is fit for all ages! 

       Her rendition of Mathilde, the main character, speaks to most everyone’s inner child; sweet and self-centered with a bit of malicious innocence!  The story line confronts the “ordeal” of a second child stealing the attention from the first born with its abrupt homecoming.  Jenni’s writing was influenced by her own childhood memories when her little sister was brought home, “I remember feeling utterly shocked after realizing I wasn’t going to be at the center anymore.  My parents tried to prepare me but it never dawned on me the new baby wouldn’t come with its own set of parents!”  You will, unquestionably, be able to relate to some aspect of Mathilde’s adventure.   

       One Day I Had Enough, was created as a teaching tool to help capture the attention of college students in Jenni’s French language class at the University of Michigan.  She communicated, “I was urgently looking for a story that would keep my students kind of spell bound so they would forget they were hearing it in a foreign language.  I knew I could go back far enough, into childhood and they would be interested.  I think you can kind of hit on universal experiences and a story like this is the best way to keep people interested.”      

Although this book is being marketed as a humorous children’s book, it serves several purposes; a discussion prompt when an additional child is coming into the home, a conversation piece triggering shared childhood memories and a teaching tool engaging anyone with French language.  Jenni remarked, “It does all of those things at once but the most important thing is, it makes people laugh and the fact that you can turn it upside down and read it through in French offers something different.”    

Enjoy this unique reading; offset your holiday stress with a little humor and cross another item off of your gift list.  You will, most definitely, fall in love with the comical and somber character, Mathilde!  She will leave you hopeful for a sequel.  Jenni is working on her next, more complex, story about Mathilde’s, almost, two-year old cousin who says only three phrases; its mine, I don’t want to and all done!  I’m sure this light-hearted, easy read adventure will be a delightful addition to a growing, highly anticipated collection from this new and upcoming author!    

Jenni’s book can be found in stores such as

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Mudpuddles or Crazy Wisdom in Ann Arbor, MI.