Big Ben
Sarah Ellis, Kim LaFave
Paperback
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Aug. 1, 2005)
Who says little brothers cant do anything? Poor Ben. Hes the little one - the youngest and smallest. His sister Robin is a big kid in grade five; his brother Joe is a big kid in grade two. Bens just a little kid in preschool. He cant swim, he cant use chopsticks, he cant even see out the car window. And worst of all, today is report card day. More than anything, Ben wants to bring home a report like Robins and Joes. But there are no report cards in preschool. Guess what? Ben is about to discover that sometimes there are report cards - at home, written by older siblings! Hes about to get his very own report, grading him on all the activities that little brothers do best. Beloved childrens author Sarah Ellis has followed up her acclaimed picture book debut, Next Stop! (2000) with this irresistible tale of siblings who, every once in a while, remember what it was like to be the little one. Kim La Faves always-empathetic characters inhabit a childs world with just the right touch of humor and joy. A perfect book for preschoolers, younger siblings and beginner readers.
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