A picturesque glimpse into the real-life adventures my sister, Ruth, and I shared while growing up in rural Iowa during the 1940s, A KID'S LIFE is about my childhood. Living on the farm was exciting. You will learn why Gussie Goose followed me around while terrorizing Ruth, and how Ruth saved me from being trampled by our mother sow protecting her piglets. You can hunt crayfish with me and tip-toe past a sleeping bull snake. I'll tell you how we built and stocked our playhouse with "food" and dishes and I sun-baked a real marble cake. I'll share the story about the time I got lost in a cornfield and found a friendly bug I named Barney before finding my way home. I'll never forget the country school where I got my tongue stuck to the flagpole or the Christmas my brother, Junior, built us a Ferris wheel-and I dared to taste mincemeat Laced with the grace and wisdom of my mother, to whom this memoir is dedicated, older children can read it themselves while teachers, parents and grandparents share it with young people. If you are curious or remember the 1940s, A KID'S LIFE will lead you down memory lane.