Big Bug

Marc Notes: Beginning with a bug, various objects are revealed as being big and small in comparison with other objects on a farm under the big, big sky.; Ages 4-7. Review Quotes: In Cole's latest picture book, an object can be seen as big or little depending on context. The words "Big bug" appear on a double-page spread almost filled with a picture of a ladybug. The next spread, illustrating "Little bug / Big leaf," shows a smaller picture of the same ladybug on a large leaf. Each turn of the page takes the viewer farther away. The leaf is little compared with a nearby flower, but the flower is little next to a dog, which is dwarfed by a cow. After the "big" object pictured is the sky, the comparison vector shifts, and everything named is smaller than its predecessor. Well matched with the concept, the mixedmedia illustrations are simple and effective. Cole makes good use of changing perspectives in the skillfully composed paintings of rural scenes. Children will enjoy picking out the objects that appear in several illustrations, as they diminish or increase in size from page to page. An attractive addition to picture-book collections.--May 1, 2014 "Booklist "Brief Description: Beginning with a bug, various objects are revealed as being big and small in comparison with other objects on a farm under the big, big sky. Publisher Marketing: 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! Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 116 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 04/28/2014 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 60 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 100 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 507 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 23 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 21 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781442498976, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 60 (EAN 9781442498990, Open Ebook) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 (EAN 9781442498990, Open Ebook) Contributor Bio:  Cole, Henry Henry Cole has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including "And Tango Makes Three", "Oink?", and "Little Bo in France". A former elementary school teacher, he now writes and paints full time.