big bug
By Henry Cole
(Little Simon, 2014)
big bug is an adorable book that simply and smoothly shows the comparative sizes of things found in our world. The fun part is all in the perspective of the reader (and the author/illustrator).
What begins as a big ladybug suddenly becomes a little bug because it is on a big leaf. The big leaf becomes a small leaf when compared to a big flower. And so on goes the story in big bug, moving from smaller to larger items. Towards the end of the book, Henry Cole reverses directions and starts with a big thing (the sky) and shrinks items down to little things.
Young readers will love seeing how the little things become big and the big things become little. big bug is the perfect book for talking about sizes.
KID KANDY:
Get Outside - Find Big and Little Things
Can you find your own examples of big bug in your yard?
1. Find an object - spider, rock, leaf, toy, plant.
2. Find a bigger object - grass, flower bed, tree, sandbox, garden.
3. Label each as little and big. Little spider. Big rock.
4. Change perspective. Little rock. Big yard.
Have fun playing with sizes!
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