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Synopsis
When tiny Hewitt is born into a family of giants, everyone learns that sometimes small is best of all.
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About the Author
Jerdine Nolen is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award, and Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, winner of the Kentucky Bluegrass Award. She and Kadir Nelson collaborated on Thunder Rose, which School Library Journal called "a wonderful tale of joy and love" and Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life, which received the Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal. Jerdine Nolen lives with her family in Ellicott City, Maryland.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3–Hewitt Anderson is a normal-sized boy born into a family of giants who firmly believe that bigger is better. At the age of seven, their son is so tiny that his anxious parents consult doctors and specialists from all over the world. When none of them can explain "the circumstances surrounding Hewitt's small and unimposing stature," the loving parents formulate some lessons in survival for the boy. However, it is the little guy himself who ends up helping them survive the lessons. They are constantly amazed at Hewitt's resourcefulness and talents and finally realize that rather than worrying so much about his size, they should recognize that he is perfect just the way he is–something that the youngster already knows. Nelson's funny, larger-than-life oil paintings warmly depict this African-American family and give readers a real sense of gigantic proportions. They are visions of contrasts in size. On one page Hewitt stands on the mantle looking at family photographs. He is half the size of the smallest frame. In other pictures, he is curled up fast asleep in the center of his father's hand, or riding on the brim of his mother's bonnet. Told in colorful language that begs to be read aloud, this humorous, oversize book offers a gentle look at accepting others as they are.–Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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- PublisherHarcourt Childrens Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0152016694
- ISBN 13 9780152016692
- BindingHardcover
- IllustratorPrimavera Elise, Nelson Kadir
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