I Don't Want to Be Small
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2021

I Don't Want to Be Small

By Laura Ellen Anderson

A short kid discovers the perks of friendship and size differences.

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32 pages
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A young boy, frustrated by his height, faces challenges like missing out on fun rides and retrieving his teddy bear from a tree. When a taller friend offers help, he learns that everyone has unique strengths. This playful tale, with vibrant illustrations, shows that being short, tall, or anything in between can be delightful.

From the publisher

One little kid can’t stand being short, until he finds a new friend and learns that each of us has something to offer, regardless of size! No! It’s not fair.I don’t want to be small.I want to grow faster so I can be tall! Being shorter than your friends, your brother, and so many other people can be tough. It’s hard to see in a crowd, you can’t always ride the fun rides, and sometimes even the clothing you want to wear is too big! But worst of all, being small means that it’s impossible to get your teddy bear down when it gets stuck in a tree. What’s a short kid to do? It’s only when a taller friend comes along and offers to help that he realizes there’s no such thing as one size fits all–and just how wonderful that is. In this bright and playful rhyming picture book filled with vibrant, cheerful illustrations, readers learn that being short, tall, or anything in between can be plenty of fun.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
NP600L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about self-esteemBooks about social themesBooks about self-esteem and self-relianceBooks about imagination and play
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.9
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
August 10, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593117316

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