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"Sydney Altman wants us to laugh at ourselves, particularly as we enter middle age. So she wrote Mother Goose Tells The Truth About Middle Age; it's a hoot."

Midwest Book Review
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Mother Goose Tells The Truth About Middle Age: A Treasury Of Baby Boomer Nursery Rhymes is a charming, utterly hilarious book of unique rhymes based on classic nursery rhymes. The rewritten lyrics by Sydney Altman capture the essence of the trials of middle age, in uproarious tongue-in-cheek parody style. Good-natured, full-color illustrations by Marty Riskin bring each little gem of a poem to life. Mother Goose Tells The Truth About Middle Age is a wholeheartedly recommended giftbook for baby boomers everywhere.

It just doesn't get any funnier than this!: "Jack tried to be nimble/He tried to be quick. / He shot hoops with young guys / And ruptured a disc." Or this: "A.A.R.P. / do you take me / for a fool? / People, when / they're fifty / don't retire / as a rule." Or this: "Our children, our children have all left our home / Through their empty rooms we gleefully roam / But we fear that they'll tire of independence / And return home to us / They hate paying those rents." 

Bookviews by Alan Caruba
Let’s end on a happy note with Mother Goose Tells The Truth About Middle Age: A Treasury Of Baby Boomer Nursery Rhymes. At first glance this looks like a typical illustrated children’s book. It is the sly, clever work of Sydney Altman who has transformed Mother Goose into issues of middle age such as "Where, oh where, has my estrogen gone?" or "What are aging boys made of?" For the birthday boy or girl who crosses the line from blissful youth to a more savvy time of life, this is the book to give."