Books with title The Big Little Thing

This playful book captures just how tough life can be when you’re little. With little legs, it’s hard to win races. With little hands, you can’t open the cookie jar. And when you have a little mouth, nobody listens to you. Sometimes it seems like all your problems would be solved if you were just a little bigger. But sometimes, little is exactly the right size.Featuring delightful artwork and a relatable message, Jonathan Bentley’s book will resonate with readers both big and little.

THE BIG BAD Since her mother's death, Buffy Summers has had a hard time keeping her chin up. Suddenly finding herself alone and in charge of Dawn is certainly daunting, and being responsible, at the same time, for saving the world...well, it's pressure. And lately the Slayer is feeling bogged down by the little things. Buffy has a toothache, but no dental insurance...as if her financial problems weren't overwhelming enough already. And Anya and Xander are being held hostage in their own home by a plague of ants. Everyone is determined not to sweat the small stuff -- until Spike discovers economy-sized evil wreaking havoc in Weatherly Park. Mini-monsters are perfectly capable of mega-trouble, and in order to stop them, the Slayer's going to have to think...small!

The little BIG Book is a colorfully illustrated and fun book that introduces the concept of size. Beginning readers will boost their self-confidence as they successfully relate the simple text to the lively illustrations. Every page includes a little hidden surprise that will encourage children to explore the entire page, helping them to pay attention to even the smallest detail.

Follow young Julie Paris’s journey from her home in Chicago to a small northern Wisconsin town on the banks of the Wolf River. Julie feels left out of an impoverished but soulful community, and, feeling vulnerable and alone, turns to the great outdoors for adventure. Here she learns about the Menominee history of the area and lets her imagination run wild. It isn’t long before the cold November snow — and an unforeseen friend — fall into her life.

All The Little Things is a fiction book that speaks to the nature lover in all of us; to those who are starting to see the way the world is changing as the climate warms. It explores the intersection of environmentalism and the lives of ordinary people who are not necessarily the most environmentally-minded at the start of their stories but learn the ways nature has woven itself into their lives. Although a work of fiction, these stories are based on fact, and issues that face each and every community today. Journey with the characters as they realize that the world around them has somehow, without their notice, changed fundamentally. See yourself in these stories and follow in the footsteps of the characters as they endeavor to create a better world.

Whether you’re big or little, learning about opposites has never been more fun - or funny - than with this winning board book.Ladies are big, but ladybugs are little. Amiably illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli’s spirited board book, BIG LITTLE, stars an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect.

The Slayer and her friends discover that saving the world may be one thing, but dealing with life's little everyday gremlins can be quite another! Since her mother's death, Buffy has had a hard time coping. Finding herself suddenly alone and in charge of her younger teenage sister is daunting enough, and being responsible at the same time for saving the world...Buffy is used to dealing with the big stuff, but it's the little things that threaten to get on top of her. She has a toothache; but no dental insurance. Her financial problems are a constant worry -- it's hard to earn a living when you're out every night combating the forces of evil. Nor is she the only one who is having trouble with life's little irritations. Anya and Xander are trapped in their apartment by a plague of ants, and it seems that everyone is trying to put up with some annoyance or other. Then Spike discovers pocket-sized evil wreaking havoc in Weatherly Park, mini-monsters perfectly capable of causing major trouble. In order to stop them, the Slayer's going to have to think small!

A BIG SECRET!In the hills of West Virginia, Walter “Little” Preston, a boy with an extraordinary gift for communicating with animals, finds a footprint. And oh what a footprint it is: massive and scary! Could the legends be true? Could the print really belong to the mythical Bigfoot? When Little and his dog Boomer are saved from a bear attack by a mysterious creature of the forest, Little gets his answer. Bigfoot is real!Little learns that an ancient Earthly magic keeps the beast he calls “Big” safely hidden. But Big’s powers are mysteriously fading, putting him in danger from humans who would hunt him down and poison the land he calls home. With Boomer at his side, Little goes on a daring quest to help his friend. Will Little save the creature who saved him and keep Bigfoot’s existence a secret?

Have you ever had a responsibility that felt bigger than yourself?This is the story of young Madison who struggled to understand the struggles that others face. Now she must face her own self-doubt, learn the importance of sacrifice, the value of helping others and what it means to be a family.Step in to the shoes of Madison Margaret in this wonderfully touching story of overcoming doubt, believing in one’s self and the magic of family bond as she understands, accepts and learns to love “Autism”