Big or Little? - Hardcover

Stinston, Kathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554516102 ISBN 13: 9781554516100

Publisher: Annick Press, 2014

Synopsis

A big favorite about being little, now available as a board book. It can be tough sometimes, trying to figure out if you’re a little kid or a big one. Putting your shoes on all by yourself means you’re big. But if you can’t get your shirt over your head, that must mean you’re still little! The child in this classic story by Kathy Stinson goes through the day wondering which activities mean you’re big, and which mean you’re little. Counting to 10? Definitely big! But can’t reach the cookies certainly means little. Being big sure would be great but being little is okay, too. Still in demand after 25 years, Big or Little? is back with a shorter text adapted for toddlers, and wonderfully imaginative new illustrations. Full of the everyday struggles and triumphs of growing up, this favorite story will resonate with pre-schoolers everywhere.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathy Stinson is the author of over 25 books for young people, including the beloved, bestselling Red is Best. She lives near Guelph, Ontario.

Jennifer A. Bell is an illustrator of almost a dozen children's books, as well as magazines and greeting cards. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and son.

From School Library Journal:

PreS—Originally published 25 years ago, this title has a revised text and new illustrations. Toby, a preschooler with flyaway hair, considers the benefits and responsibilities of being big, as well as the frustrations of being small. The mishaps of spilled milk or a wet bed, for instance, are balanced by the joys of helping to wash the car and remembering to return library books. Goffe's line drawings in a pastel palette depict a traditional family of five in a messy home and give a nod to the author's Red Is Best (Annick, 2002) as Toby reads that book. Homey vignettes and errands around town show happy folks. The author and illustrator capture that uncomfortable in-between feeling. Toby rides a tricycle, is afraid of dogs, and gets lost in the grocery store. However, he can read a little, write his name, and open doors for grown-ups. Plenty of children will relate to him.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Annick Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1554516102
• ISBN 13: 9781554516100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Goffe Toni