Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing. [Paperback] Smith, Robert Paul and Spanfeller, James J.

Smith, Robert Paul; Spanfeller, James J. [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 0393339416 / ISBN 13: 9780393339413

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

About this Item

Ex-library book with sticker on spine. There is a small crack on the spine, but the binding is tight. Stamp on top outer page edges. Light bend on front cover. Minor wear to cover corners. Seller Inventory # G3-JMQI-R39O

Bibliographic Details

Title: Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? ...

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: Spanfeller, James J.

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

A hugely popular bestseller when it first appeared in 1957, Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing. is Robert Paul Smith's nostalgic and often wry look back on his 1920s childhood. Smith agitates against what he perceives as the over-scheduled and over-supervised lives of suburban children as he celebrates privacy, boredom, and time to oneself away from adults. Arcane games and pastimes including mumbly-peg, horse-chestnut collecting, and Indian scalp burns pervade the book, alongside tales of young love--"I loved the smell of kerosene. Rose smelled of kerosene. I loved Rose."--and hard-won observations by Smith the elder. Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing. still conveys the essence of adventure that forms the basis of a fondly recalled childhood.

Review:

Mr. Smith is sympathetic. Mr. Smith is also very funny . . . heartwarming.