Big Plans - Hardcover

Shea, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423111001 ISBN 13: 9781423111009

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2008

Synopsis

"I've got big plans, BIG PLANS I say!" A little boy sits in the corner of a classroom, plotting his future. He's got plans...and have you heard? They're BIG. With the help of a mynah bird and lucky stinky hat, he'll find a quarter...boss around some muckety-mucks...become the mayor--or even the president! And while he's at it...fly to the moon!  This exuberant story is perfect for any child who is ready to dream BIG. Are you in?

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Shea is the author and illustrator ofNew Socks.He has his own graphic design compnay and lives in Connecticut.
Lane Smith is a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator. His latest book,John, Paul, George & Ben, received countless honors, including three starred reviews, aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book of the Year, aPublishers WeeklyBest Book of the Year, andChildMagazine andParentingMagazine Best Book of the Year.
Lane's collaborations with Jon Scieszka include the seminal children's bookThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs,as well as the blockbuster hitsTheStinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,Math Curse,Science Verse, and many more. Lane lives in Connecticut.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2—A boy sits in a corner of his empty classroom, his misdeeds recorded on the blackboard. Without a bit of remorse, he muses, "Soon, the entire world will know of my big plans." He climbs to a mountaintop and shouts: "I got big plans! Big plans, I say!" This line becomes his mantra and is repeated many times. On the way down the mountain, he meets a mynah bird who becomes his sidekick. They head into the city, where the boy runs a big company. While flying its helicopter (with the mynah as pilot), he sees the local football team losing a game. They land the helicopter midfield and score a victory. The boy appoints himself mayor of the city and then President of the United States. There's a photograph of the White House inserted in the middle of Smith's wacky drawings. Next, it's off to the moon, where he does some redecorating. When he blasts off for his trip back to Earth, he spells out the refrain using moon rocks. Now the whole world knows. The last page shows the youngster still in the classroom corner. Smith's vivacious illustrations make this a book to pore over as there are new details to notice with each reading. The format is oversize, and the text and drawings appear in a variety of sizes and shapes. A funny and far-reaching selection.—Ieva Bates, Ann Arbor District Library, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1423111001
• ISBN 13: 9781423111009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Smith Lane