I have had an interest in literature since I was very young, and when I saw this book on the shelf of my school library, I thought it would be fascinating to read a book by a child of ten. I have heard of teens who started writing at fifteen or so (such as S.E. Hinton)but to think that a child so young go throught the rather dismal process of editing and such was amazing-right? WRONG!! The Diary of Chickabiddy Baby was total and complete plagerism. There were parts of the award winning Walk Two Moons and the much acclaimed Absoloutly Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech, and the hilarious Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. The Tricycle Press publishor company who printed this book for the whole world to read must either be blind, or ignorent of Sharon Creech. Theis is a waste of precious time and money. If you want a great book for children 10+, I reccomend THe Wind Singer by William Nicholson.