Little Big Man
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
An excellent choice for Father's Day gifting! From literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author of The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Reggie Brown comes a heartwarming father-son story about the importance of stepping up...and finding time to play.
Elijah can't wait to take his brand-new kite for its first flight! But with a new baby in the family, Daddy has to work this weekend. Elijah finds a clever way to help out and pitch in with his family while also reminding his dad how to still have a little fun.
Beloved children's book author, Varian Johnson's debut picture book highlights the fun journey of a young child building his confidence as he steps up into the big kid role, specifically as the little big man of the house.
The perfect gift or Father's Day!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Johnson (Twins) and Brown (Bros) encapsulate the tension of being both a young child and an older sibling in this well-intentioned story about family responsibility. When Elijah welcomes his father home after a long day of waiting, the child is eager to take his new kite for a spin. But Elijah's father has to cancel their weekend plans ("A new baby means extra work for everyone"), and he asks Elijah for help: "Think you can be my little big man tomorrow?" Elijah agrees, but a day without running, jumping, or yelling doesn't sound like much fun, and the child's best attempts all evening result in more messes than successes, rendered in onomatopoeic prose. Elijah does his best the next day as images show father and son taking on parallel work roles in different places: "They didn't give up. They helped others. They cleaned up when they made a mess," even if "being big was hard work." And after Dad's return, the whole family goes outside to play, flying a kite Elijah painstakingly constructed—an act that offers a balance and reliability of its own. Characters read as Black. Ages 4–8. Author's agent: Sara Crowe, Pippin Properties. Illustrator's agent: Christy Ewers, CAT Agency.
