Product Description

Meeting a little boy in his class who has the same name, hair, and glasses as his father, young Nick wonders if little David and big David are the same person and tries to get his parents to let the secret slip. Reprint. SLJ. PW.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #669462 in Books
• Published on: 1997-02-10
• Released on: 1997-02-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Author of YA classics The Outsiders and That Was Then, This Is Now, Hinton shifts easily into picture-book gear in this genuinely funny look at the unorthodox dilemma facing a likable youngster named Nick. On his first day of kindergarten, the child meets a classmate who, like Nick's dad, has black hair, wears glasses and is named David. "He's not you, is he?" asks a perplexed Nick at bedtime. His jokester father's response ("Oh, yes, that's me")-and his jovial mother's collusion-set Nick off on a string of imaginative musings until Parent's Night at school, when Big David and Little David appear together in the same place. Hinton gives her tale an innovative twist as clever Nick manages to get the last laugh ... and quite a big one at that. Filled with diverting details, Daniel's (Good Families Don't) festively colored, effectively hyperbolic art is high in kid appeal. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2?A very funny book. Sadly, the children for whom it is intended may be so close to the humor that they don't get it. On Nick's first day of kindergarten, he notices David, a boy in his class who looks a lot like his father. Big David, Nick's dad, is a joker who teases his son into believing that he makes himself small during the day so he can go to school with Nick. Mom supports the joke until it backfires at Parents' Night when Nick finally sees Big David and Little David together. Not to be outdone by his father, Nick joins the joke by rushing toward Little David's parents shouting "Grandma! ...Grandpa!" (after all, that is who they would be if Little David were really Nick's father). He concludes that "...dad wasn't the only one with tricks on his sleeve." Exuberant mixed-medium illustrations, rich in watercolor and delightful details, will captivate children. The warm fuzzy family story definitely has charm and abounds with clever humor that's sure to tickle adults and may delight gifted children, but it's likely to baffle most kids.?Jody McCoy, Casady School, Oklahoma City
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Ages 5-7. On the first day of kindergarten, Nick discovers a surprising resemblance between his dad and a boy in his class: not only do they both have black hair and glasses, they are both named David. When Nick asks his mother, "Is he my dad, only little?" she's evasive, but his father blithely answers, "Oh, yes, that's me." For the rest of the picture book, Nick tries unsuccessfully to trick his father into admitting that's he's not little David. On Parents' Night, reassured to see both Davids in the same room at the same time, Nick turns the tables on his teasing parents with a trick of his own. Considerably less reassuring than the usual first-day-of-kindergarten fare, this offbeat picture book has a certain ambiguity that might make preschoolers uncomfortable. Slightly older children, though, will probably enjoy the story. The colorful illustrations, featuring well-drawn characters and comical situations, will have broad appeal. Carolyn Phelan

Customer Reviews

Big David litle David
I got this book because i love S.E. hinton, and once again, I was not dissapointed, i loved it, buy it and read it to your children