| The Biggest Boy Contributor(s): Henkes, Kevin (Author), Tafuri, Nancy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688158412 ISBN-13: 9780688158415 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Billy is a big boy. He can do all sorts of things by himself. "You are growing every day", says his mother. "Bigger and bigger", says his father. This starts Billy thinking about being big--even the biggest boy in the world. Watercolor ink illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Size & Shape - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 400 |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 10.32" W x 10.88" (0.45 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Billy is a big boy who can do all sorts of things by himself. And when his parents tell him he is growing bigger every day, he starts to imagine what it would be like to be the biggest boy in the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Henkes, Kevin: - Kevin Henkes is an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children of all ages. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors--one for Olive's Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller--and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Egg, Old Bear, A Good Day, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. www.kevinhenkes.com Tafuri, Nancy: -Nancy Tafuri's acclaimed picture books for the youngest child include the Caldecott Honor Book Have You Seen My Duckling?; Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails; I love you, Little One; and In the Snow, written by Sharon Phillips Denslow. She lives with her family in Roxbury, Connecticut. |