Product Description

A little boy worries throughout the summer that he's not getting bigger, but at the end of the season he tries on his winter clothes and realizes that he has grown.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #234377 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-01
• Released on: 2007-05-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 40 pages

From Booklist
*Starred Review* In the original, 1947 edition of Krauss' classic story, Phyllis Rowand's illustrations featured a small boy, dressed in checked pants, a red jacket, and a jaunty cap, who wonders if he is getting bigger. Now, Oxenbury lightens and brightens the palette and sets the boy against pages of inviting white space that open the story. In late spring, the boy, his puppy, and some baby chicks are "very little." As the days grow longer and the grass grows faster, the boy informs the animals, "We're growing too." Together he and his mother put away his winter clothes, forgotten as spring stretches into summer and summer shortens into fall. The boy asks more than once if he is growing, even as he can see his puppy is now a dog, the chicks have now become chickens. Winter approaches, and it's time to take down the warm clothes. To the child's delight, his pants are too tight, his sleeves are too short. Finally, he has visible proof. "I'm growing too," he shouts as he does handstands across the final spread. The story gets right to a child's experiences as it expresses both wondering and wonderment. This comes out beautifully in art that captures the affection between a boy and his hardworking mother who makes a bountiful place of the land they farm. Ebullient. Ilene Cooper
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About the Author
Ruth Krauss, a member of the experimental Writer's Laboratory at the Bank Street School in New York City in the 1940s, imaginatively used humor and invented words to create some of the very first books for children that highlighted the child s inner life. She collaborated with some of the greatest illustrators in children s literature, including her husband, Crockett Johnson.

Customer Reviews

We Love Helen Oxenbury's Illustrations
We have "The Big Baby Book" by Helen Oxenbury, and I was so impressed by her illustrations that I searched for more of her products. I got a couple of copies of this book as presents for friends.

The story is about a boy and his puppy and how they grow. There's a lot of text, by the way. The recommended ages for this book are 4-8 unlike "The Big Baby Book". Of course the illustrations are lovely.

Wonderful Story
This is a book that my children enjoyed many years ago. I had been looking for a copy for years...Finally tried Amazon...Original story but new illustrations....beautiful illustrations...sweet story. Have sent copy to grandchildren to enjoy. Wonderful story for children under 7....my children enjoyed it so much that they actually wore out the copy we had...and it was a hard back book. Kudos to those who saw fit to reprint with updated illustrations.....Thank you!