Big Bug

Size is relative, but everything is worth seeing in this concept book from the illustrator of And Tango Makes Three.

Beginning with a beautiful close-up of a "big" ladybug, this book artfully depicts the concept of scale. The book zooms out from the bug, to a flower, to a cow, all the way to an expansive spread of sky. Then Henry Cole masterfully zooms back in from that sky, to a tree, to a house, to a window, all the way to the end where an adorable dog is taking a "little" nap.

In this ideal introduction to the concept of scale, young readers will love the lush illustrations of the animals, objects, and scenery of a farm, and they'll delight in seeing how something "big" can suddenly seem "little" with the turn of a page!

Author: Henry Cole
Publisher: Little Simon
Published: 04/15/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781442498976
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 116
Publishers Weekly 04/28/2014
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 60
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 100
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 507
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 23
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 21
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Henry Cole has written and illustrated more than 150 books for children, including Spot, the Cat; And Tango Makes Three; Oink?; and Little Bo in France. He is also the illustrator of With a Little Help from My Friends by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A former elementary school teacher, he now writes and paints full time.