Books with title The Big Little Thing

This board book edition of Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World by New York Times bestselling author Vashti Harrison is a beautiful first book to teach your little dreamers to follow all their biggest ideas. Featuring eighteen women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, this board book adaptation of Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World introduces trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, and architect Zaha Hadid. The irresistible full-color illustrations show the Dreamers as both accessible and aspirational so reader knows they, too, can grow up to do something amazing.

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.

From the award-winning illustrator Beatrice Alemagna, this beautiful book explores the pure pleasure of savoring the little things in life It unexpectedly arrived. It brushed passed someone in the street. It weaves its way in and out of people on the street. It catches people completely unawares. But what is this It? They call It . . . happiness! In this outstanding book, award-winning illustrator and author Beatrice Alemagna captures the pure pleasure of embracing the small things in life. Following in the footsteps of A Lion in Paris, the striking and poignant illustrations bring this sensitive story to life.

Raija Marshall’s life came to a halt when her science-obsessed brother Lane, died in a car accident. Dealing with the grief of losing her brother, and her mom to a mental breakdown, she feels frozen, just like the day it happened. Trying to progress with her life, she starts noticing things around the house are changing; Lane’s favorite book open to a specific page, which she’s pretty sure her mom threw away, his shoes left on the porch, and an old MP3 player left at her favorite cafe; she knows something is up.

Only the King of Little Things stands between King Normous and his goal of conquering the world. And little things can wield great power.In a world of vast kingdoms lives a king who is happy and content to reign over all things small. Not so King Normous. He wants to be Ruler of All the World. After having erased every empire and raided every realm, Normous is enraged to learn that the King of Little Things still rules over his tiny kingdom. He sends his army to defeat this upstart, but he finds he cannot outfight or outwit a king who holds sway over the small things of the world. After all, it is the small things that keep the big things going.Bil Lepp’s imaginative tale of the beauty and importance of all things small is perfectly paired with illustrator David T. Wenzel’s bright watercolor paintings.

Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. It's filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness.Crowley's work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD, LITTLE, BIG is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a true Fantasy Masterwork.Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL, 1982.

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

A child notices everyday small things, from footprints to flowers, from berries to birds. And what may seem like a small act to one, may be a life-saving act to another -- proving that even the littlest things in the world may have the biggest impact.Full-color picture book with dust jacket.32 pages.Picture book measures 8-3/4'' wide x 11-1/4'' highAuthor Nick Dyer is a writer, designer, and former middle school teacher from St. Paul, Minnesota. He was inspired by recent events to write this story about how caring for the littlest of things is so important. He now lives in a little white house near the Mississippi River with his wife and three children. This is Nick's debut picture book.Kelly Pousette is an illustrator and storyteller. She fell in love with this story and couldn't wait to illustrate it. It is her debut picture book as well. Kelly is from the west coast of British Columbia but currently resides in northern British Columbia with her husband and very large dog Clovis.

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!

Raija Marshall’s life came to a halt when her science-obsessed brother Lane, died in a car accident. Dealing with the grief of losing her brother, and her mom to a mental breakdown, she feels frozen, just like the day it happened. Trying to progress with her life, she starts noticing things around the house are changing; Lane’s favorite book open to a specific page, which she’s pretty sure her mom threw away, his shoes left on the porch, and an old MP3 player left at her favorite cafe; she knows something is up.

"I will not stop trying until I’m not so little anymore!"Ever wanted something you couldn't have? Or felt like everyone else has it easier than you do? The Little Big Girl tells the story about a little girl who wants to grow up as quickly as possible. Everyone around her is bigger and stronger and can do the things she wishes she could do. Through a series of adventures she soon discovers being BIG isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and being little isn’t all that bad. She learns that everyone is unique and special in their own way.Fully illustrated for early readers, this is a great teaching tool for children with older siblings who feel left out of the big kid fun and those struggling to understand their value.FREE to read with your Kindle Unlimited subscription!