My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. CD. 11:05 min. with hardcover book. Spoken Arts Media. 2009. ISBN 0-8045-4215-5. $29.95.

PreS-Gr 3--Patricia Polacco's laugh-out-loud autobiographical tale (S & S, 1994) about sibling rivalry offers an intimate glimpse into the author's experiences growing up on a small farm in Union City, Michigan, during the 1940s. The tale begins with Polacco introducing her beloved babushka, better know as Bubbie, who fans will recognize from her other books. Though young Tricia is in awe of her Bubbie's poetic ability to point out the subtle wonders of life, she is at a loss as to how her loving Hungarian grandmother can tolerate her annoying older …