Big Bug. By Henry Cole. Illus. by the author. 2014. 32p. Simon & Schuster/Little Simon, $14.99 (9781442498976). PreS–Gr. 1.
A colorful, large-size ladybug and the accompanying text, “Big bug,” in an equally large font open this concept picture book. A turn of the page reveals that the ladybug is actually a “Little bug” compared to a “Big leaf,” while the leaf, in turn, is little compared to a “Big flower.” These differences in scale continue across a meadow and a farm and into a farmhouse, where a “Big dog” wants a “Little nap.”
I’m Not Small. By Nina Crews. Illus. by the author. 2022. 32p. Greenwillow, $17.99 (9780063058262). PreS–K.
A young Black boy, excited to play in his backyard alone, is encouraged by his mother, who tells him, “You’re a…