Books from the Basement

Welcome to Children's Corner book reviews from 4MBS Classic Radio FM in Brisbane. Here you will find short annotations of the children's books reviewed by Kerry Neary in Children's Corner on 4MBS, together with the details you need to find them at your favourite bookstore. Any prices shown are the publisher's Australian recommended price and may vary depending on where you shop. You are welcome to use these reviews for newsletters and the like with appropriate acknowledgement.

Apr 29, 2015

You are (not) small

Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant
Hachette Children’s Books
ISBN: 9781444918311           RRP: $24.95

Two bears meet. One calls the other small. In return he calls the other big. A conversation takes place, each trying to prove a point. Enter two surprise characters, putting a different scale on everything and settling the matter. Life moves on – or does it? This uncomplicated story deals with an important lesson, that we can be different things to different people. The spare text unifies with bold illustrations to create this provocative realisation. Awarded the 2015 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in the US for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.
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