It's Not Easy Being Big!

by Stephanie St. Pierre

1998

Status

Available

Call number

StP

Publication

Random House Books for Young Readers (1998), Edition: First Edition, 48 pages

Description

Big Bird discovers that some things are easy to do if you are small and others are easy to do if you are big.

User reviews

LibraryThing member DVerdecia

This is a good book for the very young reader to get into. Especially if they are into Sesame Street Characters. You would think by the title that this is a story about Big Bird's problems being too big. But in actuality what the book is about is comparisons between big and small.

See? Not only

does Big Bird have problems because he is too big, but Elmo has his own problems as well because he is too small. The book then goes into detail about comparing Big, Bigger and Biggest as well as describing Small, Smaller and Smallest.

So, other than the title being a little off in regards to what the book is really about, it still a good read for the youngsters. The print is a good size for them to follow with their fingers and sound out the words. The Illustrations match the actions the words portray.

I would recommend this book for the very young reader.

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LibraryThing member paroof

I read a lot of Elmo books over and over and I really don't mind this one. It's pretty good. Reminds me of P.D. Eastman or Dr. Seuss a bit.

LibraryThing member JDHensley

This story was about a big bird and a small animal named elmo. The big bird was too big to play and hide and elmo was too small to reach and too small to throw a football. It can sometimes be easy if you are big or small. This story teaches children that if you are a small kid or a big kid it will

sometimes be easier to do things.

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LibraryThing member liss2

This book is about the positives and negatives of being big. It would be great for 1st Graders. The reason i would suggest this to my class would be so that they can practice reading as well as learn about differences in people for better social acceptance.

LibraryThing member kostonkarr

A Bright and Early book from Random House and the Children's Television Workshop, takes the basic concepts of big and small and puts them both in a fun, brightly illustrated tale for youngsters. One lesson will include taking the basic concepts of big and small and putting them both in a fun tale

for children.

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LibraryThing member wickedshizuku

This is one book that I remember from my own childhood. It was even better for when I read it to my children. It was a very fast bedtime read. Happy read kids.

LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool

In this oh-so-easy-to-read introduction to spatial relationships, Big Bird and Small Bird discover that sometimes it's not easy being big and sometimes it's not easy being small. But sometimes it is.

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