Status
Available
Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2023), Edition: First Edition, 60 pages
Library's review
Ayoung Black girl who is told she is too big learns which labels to keep.
When she was a baby, being a “big girl” was good. But at a certain point, getting bigger becomes tinged with negativity. Adults are frustrated with the girl because of her size. Other children tease her. On the playground
A healing balm with the power to make the world a bit kinder. (author’s note) (Picture book. 4-9)
-Kirkus Review
When she was a baby, being a “big girl” was good. But at a certain point, getting bigger becomes tinged with negativity. Adults are frustrated with the girl because of her size. Other children tease her. On the playground
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and in ballet, where she used to feel joyous and free, the girl is humiliated. On wordless spreads, all alone, the girl fills the tightly constricted pages, as if trapped by their borders. She lets her feelings out in tears that form a puddle of words—the criticisms of others as well as more positive ones: imaginative, creative, compassionate. Finally, she is able to see clearly, and she decides “to make more space for herself” by pushing the boundaries of the page in a powerful fold-out spread. After that, she knows how to separate the words that do and don’t belong to her and what to do with them. Textured illustrations in a soft, predominantly pink palette endear the protagonist to readers, while spare, carefully crafted text delivers an important message of self-acceptance and combating anti-fat bias that never feels preachy or overdone. Bestselling creator Harrison has produced another classic that belongs on every child’s shelf—this is one that will nurture little ones and help them to see the beauty in themselves.A healing balm with the power to make the world a bit kinder. (author’s note) (Picture book. 4-9)
-Kirkus Review
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Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Young People's Literature — 2023)
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Picture Books — 2023)
Caldecott Medal (Medal Winner — 2024)
Golden Kite Award (Winner — 2024)
Coretta Scott King Award (Honor — 2024)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2024)
CYBILS Awards (Finalist — 2023)
NPR: Books We Love (2023)
CCBC Choices (2024)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids (Picture Books — 2023)
Notable Children's Book (Younger Readers — 2024)
Nerdy Book Award (2023)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2024)
Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids (Picture Books — 1 — 2023)
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year (Picture Books — 2023)
MISelf in Books (2023)
Texas 2x2 Reading List (2024)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0316353221 / 9780316353229