| Too Big Contributor(s): D'Aulaire, Ingri (Author), D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590172914 ISBN-13: 9781590172919 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2008 Annotation: Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire are beloved for their fantastically illustrated recounting of the Greek and Norse myths. In Too Big, a silly story for the nursery set, they looked to their own young son for inspiration. The result is a nonsense tale told in simple language and drawn in stunningly bold primary colors. Like works by Richard Scarry and Margaret Wise Brown, "Too Big" is at once straightforward and full of playful detail that will capture the imaginations of children eager to explore the world. Little Ola has a shock of blond hair, a devoted dog, and a frisky cat, but today he has a predicament, he's simply too big to do lots of things he wants to do. He's too big to put on his hat or his coat, too big be lifted up by his mother, and he's too big to ride on a dog's back. Luckily he's not too big to daydream of a time when--no longer too small or too big--he'll be just the right size to go on adventures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Size & Shape |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008019261 |
| Series: New York Review Children's Collection |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.8" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The little hero of this tale has a shock of blond hair, a devoted dog, and a frisky cat, but today he has a problem, a big problem, in fact: he's just too big to do the things he wants to do. He's too big to put on his little hat and coat, too big for his mother to pick up, and too big to ride around on the dog's back. Luckily he's not too big to dream of the time when he'll be big enough to relish the challenges ahead and to set out on bold new adventures of his own. In glowing primary colors, Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, famous for their luminous retellings of the Norse and Greek myths, paint a charming portrait of a typical toddler feeling his way into the world. Based on a story that enchanted the d'Aulaires' own little boy, Too Big is a wise and winning tale of growing up and discovering that though there are some things you just can't do, that still leaves everything you can. |