The Little Book of Big Fears
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (875 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 177147047X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Universal topic very well presented. D. Jennings This book is so clever!! I'm not sure if it's an hommage to Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies, or the similarity is just coincidence, but it made me wish I'd thought of it first. The Little Book of Big Fears has terrific rhythm, cute, brightly-colored illustrations, and does actually address the subject of children's fears in a lighthearted way. And--this amused me AND the four-year-old assisting me in reading this book---i
Soft watercolor illustrations featuring diverse characters allow readers to identify with at least one of the children, sparking great discussion about their own anxieties. They were/GUTSY & BRAVE/and so not in this book." VERDICT A fun read for all.—Betsy Davison, Cortland Free Library, NY . A note at the end explains, "Everyone has fears,/some big, some very small./It's normal to get scared sometimes—/it happens to us all./But learn from the missing letters—/to them you must look. From S
There’s Claire, who recoiled from legumes; Drew, who was scared of raccoons; Quinn, horrified by needles; and Will, unsettled by beetles. Big or small, common or quirky, fears are normal and maybe even a little less scary when brought to light (and made light of).This book introduces 16 fictional children, named in alphabetical order, along with something each fears. Rhyming text and complex, interesting vocabulary make this book an enriching read.In a twist on your typical alphabet book, The Little Book of Big Fears skips several letters along the way. Whether it’s raccoons, the dark, math, or whatever lurks in the bathtub, everybody is afraid of something. An endnote suggests that looking to these letters which spell GUTSY and BRAVE will help children face their own fears.. Darkly playful illustrations show each fear as magnified and real as a child would imagine it