You Are (Not) Small

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Winner of the 2015 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

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!

The simple text of Anna Kang and bold illustrations of New Yorker cartoonist Christopher Weyant tell an original and very funny story about size—it all depends on who's standing next to you.

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ISBN-13:	9781477847725
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	08/05/2014
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	BR (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Husband-and-wife team Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant live in New Jersey with their two daughters. You Are (Not) Small is their first children’s book. They are working on a sequel.

Anna, a native New Yorker, grew up believing she was small until one day she realized that everyone else was big. She received an M.F.A. from University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, where the visual storyteller in her was awakened, forever changing the way she saw art, life, and everything in between. Besides writing, Anna loves to read, travel, laugh, eat, and nap.

A cartoonist and illustrator, Christopher’s cartoons can regularly be seen in The New Yorker magazine. His cartoons are syndicated worldwide and have been featured on The Today Show, Meet the Press, and World News with Diane Sawyer. Christopher likes to think that he is both big and small. Visit him at www.christopherweyant.com.

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06/02/2014
Like Rosenthal and Lichtenheld’s Duck! Rabbit!, the debuting husband-and-wife team of Kang and Weyant uses the picture book form for a sophisticated philosophical debate. Weyant, a New Yorker cartoonist, draws two pudgy bearish creatures with bean-like noses—clearly the same species, but different in scale (and in color, it should be noted, though it never comes up). “You are small,” says the larger one, pointing an accusatory paw. “I am not small. You are big,” replies the smaller one, pointing back. “I am not big,” says the larger one, paw to his chest. “See?” A page turn reveals a whole gang of larger creatures just his size. “They are just like me!” But there’s a gang of smaller ones, too. The argument changes when a massive, Godzilla-size foot lands in the middle of the spread (“Boom!”), followed by a tiny creature who descends with a parachute. With these revelations, the creatures hone their analysis: “You are big and you are small.” Start a discussion on the difficulty of establishing standards—or else just read it and giggle. Ages 2–6. Agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

A violet creature is happy when blowing the seeds from a dandelion; but the smile disappears when a larger brown creature approaches, points, and states, “You are small.” The seed of disagreement has been sown. The first creature insists that’s not the case: “I am not small. You are big.” The second creature brings in more of that kind, perhaps from the idea that “there’s strength in numbers;” but the violet creature can call a bigger crowd of his type. It looks like this argument will never be settled…or will the newcomer—that is, newcomers—bring clarity? Kang’s simple story will resonate with children who hold strong opinions. The text and visuals work together to support a preschool or kindergarten curriculum on size and comparisons. An added bonus: the visuals are clever and fun. The CD provides an audio track with page-turn cues, an audio track without page-turn cues, and a conversation between Kang and Weyland about their work on this deserving winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green; Ages 2 to 8.

Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green

10/01/2014
K-Gr 2—In this endearing story, two bears argue about perspective. Each is convinced that the other is big or small in comparison to him and his friends ("I am not small. You are big."; "I am not big. See?"). Each group argues, until two other creatures (one even bigger and one even smaller) come along and shows them that they can be both big and small at the same time. The punch line at the end will have audiences laughing. This is a funny book with a good-hearted lesson to which children will easily relate. The illustrations complement the text nicely; the characters are expressive and likeable. The use of white space and large text make this a perfect book for reading aloud or for a shared lap read.—Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh, PA

School Library Journal

2014-06-30
Fuzzy, bearlike creatures of different sizes relate to one another in an amusing story that explores the relative nature of size.A small purple creature meets a similarly shaped but much larger orange critter. The purple creature maintains that the orange creature is "big"; the orange one counters by calling the purple one "small." This continues, devolving into a very funny shouting match, pages full of each type of creature hollering across the gutter. This is followed by a show-stopping double-page spread depicting two huge, blue legs and the single word "Boom!" in huge display type. Tiny, pink critters then float down by parachute, further complicating the size comparisons. Eventually, these brightly colored animals learn to see things in a different way. In the end, they decide they are all hungry and trudge off to eat together. The story is told effectively with just a few words per page, though younger readers might need help understanding the size and perspective concepts. Cartoon-style illustrations in ink and watercolor use simple shapes with heavy black outlines set off by lots of white space, with an oversized format and large typeface adding to the spare but polished design. While the story itself seems simple, the concepts are pertinent to several important social issues such as bullying and racism, as well as understanding point of view.Charming characters, a clever plot and a quiet message tucked inside a humorous tale. (Picture book. 4-8)

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