Susanna Leonard Hill has a feature on her blog called Perfect Picture Book Friday. It is a list of “perfect” picture books recommended by all sorts of people. I chose this book because I am a giant very tall (5’9″) and a classmate of mine is around 4 feet tall, and this book gets the debate about who is big and who is NOT small right!
You Are NOT Small
By Anna Kang
Illustrations by Christopher Weyant
32 pages – ages 2+
Published by Two Lions on August 5, 2014
Theme/Topic- Differences/Perspective
Genre- Fiction
Opening and Synopsis- Opening – “You are small”
Synopsis – From Goodreads: Two fuzzy creatures can’t agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all!
Why I liked this book- This book not only has a great lesson about perspective and debate, is also hilarious! The story shows the reader there are many ways of looking at something. Just because something is small to you doesn’t mean it is small. It isn’t preachy at – all just fun! The story is completely dialogue, but still gives a full feeling, even with only around 90 words in the whole book! The illustrations are simple, but are great to look at (and the fuzzy bear-like creatures are really cute).
The story points out that we really have to think about how we see things (or people (or fuzzy bear things)). The ending is awesome because it involves getting a snack after settling an argument. 🙂 This is a great book!
Activities and Resources-
I think a good activity for this book is to take a story and change the perspective. For example re-tell the 3 Little Pigs from the perspective of the pig building his house out of sticks. Maybe he had a bad back and couldn’t lift bricks, or he just couldn’t afford the bricks. 😉
Have your kids or students draw a picture of a tree (or whatever else in nature – it doesn’t really matter) as they see it and then how an ant would see it. Then ask how are the pictures different and how are they the same.
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Categories: Age 1-5, Age 6-9, Perfect Picture Book Friday
Taking a moment to walk in someone else’s shoes. It’s all about perspective and changing things up a bit. Sounds like an excellent and very funny book for kids! Great choice.
This is a marvelous book! 😀 Thanks!
What a cute book! I see a perspective art lesson in my future!
I’d like to see what comes out of it! 😀
Aw, this looks cute. I wonder, is it a board-book? Any hey, it’s snowing on your blog, isn’t it?
No, You Are (NOT) Small is a normal, hardcover book. And yes, it’s snowing on my blog. Now, if it would just snow for real where I live… 😉
I like this book! It’s so good to stretch a child’s thinking by having them try to consider different perspectives.
It is a perfect book! 😀
I love this book. I was always small for my age and it upset me a lot. I could have used this book as a child.
It is a great book, Ms. Foster! You can still read it today (on the sunny banks of Spain)! 😀
5’9″? Gah! In elementary scholl I was always one of the smallest, end-of-the-line kids! Hope my library gets this book – fast!
I’m going to assume that you aren’t 5’7″ then, either? 🙂 This is a great book! 🙂
Actually, yes, I am 5’7″ exactly! I was a late bloomer in height, and grew my last inch in my nineteenth year.
For some reason, I was expecting you to say something like 4’6″. 😉 Well, I’m not that taller than you (right now) 😉
Being a tad vertically challenged, this book really rings with me. It looks extremely cute. Will add it to the list. Great review!
Thanks! 😀 This is a marvelous book! 😀
Sounds like a fun, clever read to me, Erik. Good choice. And I love your snowflakes!
Thank you Ms. Del Boccio! 🙂
5’9!! This looks solo funny. I love those expressions.
This book is a masterpiece! 😀
I like that ending the argument with a snack idea!! And your art ideas are quite clever as well!!!
Thanks Rhythm! 😀
My daughter is one of the taller ones in her class so this sounds like a book she might like.
I think she’d like it! 😀
small, tall… it’s all relative. What a fun way to show that.
This book is perfect for that! 😀
Interesting story. Have to look it up it sounds like fun. Great for Kids!
This is a marvelous book! 😀
This sounds like a great book and I love the theme you mentioned. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
It’s a wonderfully done book! 😀
I love this book for so many reasons. Size is relative. Thanks for sharing, SuperKid!
This book is fantastic, L.Lobo! 😀
I really love this book and especially the story behind it 🙂 There’s that great “full circle/twist” at the end, too! Great stuff, Erik 🙂
The ending is AWESOME! 😀
My just-turned-11-yr-old son, 5’2″ with no shoes on, is the tallest in his class. He has a “twin” friend who’s a girl who is 4′ tall at best. They were born on the same night and celebrate their birthdays together at school. It always involves snacking. 😀 I like how this book helps kids learn that their own perspective can be very different from other perspectives. Nice choice, Erik!
Ha! That’s awesome! The 4′-something friend of mine is incredibly sensitive (in a tough-girl way (“What’re you lookin’ at?”)) about her height, and I don’t think my height helps. 😉
Looks like my comment shot out into a black hole. I love this book and the ending is so terrific I laughed my happy laugh until my stomach hurt. Knew you would love this. Glad I didn’t give you the ending? 🙂
Apparently, they were spammed. I have no idea why. 🙁 You aren’t that bad. 😉
Looks like nothing is posting from me. Not sure why. Maybe it is the community PC I must now use with my 2 laptops not working. I love the story and knew you would also love it. Glad I refused to give the ending away? 🙂
Whoa. BOTH computers aren’t working? That’s something. You should cut out their vacation times. 😉 Your review was great! 😀