Are You Big?
Age 3+
Children's & Young Adult: General Non-Fiction
Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, tackles a BIG concept in this hilarious non-fiction picture book about the relationship between size and scale.
Are YOU big?
A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe. From an average-size kid . . . to a hot air balloon . . . to a storm cloud . . . to the M100 Galaxy, size is a matter of perspective.
Bold text, expressive art, and real-world science come together in this original Mo Willems STEAM-based, early-learning concept book.
Creators
Mo Willems is a three-time Caldecott Honor winner for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. His celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions as well as three Honors. Other favourites include Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs and That Is Not a Good Idea. Further titles in Mo's much loved Pigeon series include The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!, The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!, Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!, The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!, The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, which won the 2013 Irma Black Honor, The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! and The Pigeon Will Ride the Rollercoaster!. Before he turned to children's books, Mo was a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmy Awards. Mo lives with his family in Paris, France.
Reviews
Are You Big? unfolds in typical Mo Willems’ style. His trademark wry sense of humour plays perfectly through his simple, but expressive, illustrations and basic text. It truly gives little ones a sense of how they fit into the grand scheme of things. An excellent fact sheet with actual size comparisons is included at the end of the book.
Cracking the Cover
Vast charm in a (relatively) small package yields big laughs.
Kirkus Reviews
With aplomb, Willems plays with textures, colours, and layering in a style that resembles cut paper … the steady one-upmanship of the large bodies allows for the rare combination of scientific backing, read-aloud humor, and a concrete message about where one stands in the grand scheme of things.
Kirkus Reviews
