Autobiography of a One Year Old by Rohan Candappa

October 13, 2007 – 5:51 pm

This funny book is a lovely piece of reading fluff. Told to us
via the conceit that it has been narrated to the author by a child just past
his first birthday, we get a comic look at early childhood. Parents and
grandparents alike will chuckle at the nappy high view of the
milestones and day to views of reality as seen by a perplexed and thoughtful toddler.
We get musings on cuisine, dinner theatre, sand box etiquette, the discovery of
just what that secret surveillance equipment is for, and just who that
Stalker really is. It gives a comic insight as just how we and the
world just might seem to our own small ones, and reminds us a bit of what it
is like to be small.

Pocket sized, written as short diary style vignettes, this book fits neatly
in the handbag or briefcase for reading on the go. It also makes a cute
little gift for the parent or grandparent to be, tucked on top of a little
gift for the new baby. I myself came upon this via my pregnant step
daughter, who found such a funny read that she simply had to share. My
husband got to it first and despite us being at a family barbecue, was
to be found chuckling on the sofa, reading away and ignoring all else until
we took it away. All in all, a cute little book to chase the blahs away. I
know I found it a bright spot, and perfect for reading in snatches, chasing
the doldrums away.