Big and Little
A Book of Animal Opposites
Tiger Tales
Little Tiger Press Limited
by Harriet Evans
Illustrated by Linda Tardoff
2024
20 pages
ISBN: 9781664350953
Big and Little is the perfect size for baby and toddler hands, and is designed to keep young readers busy exploring the answers under each fold-over flap. The text reads “Day and night,” and the illustrations offer extra depth using a chicken to represent day and an owl under the flap for night. Reading with a child in your lap, you (the reader), can lead the story any way you choose. For example, ask, “Why is there an owl at night?” or “What is this bird under the flap?”
Favorite animals commonly featured in children’s books are a mouse, a fox, a rabbit, a cat and a dog. Less common animals will open new discussions with children. Less common animals found in the flaps are a sloth, a ringtail cat, an armadillo and a meerkat.
Truly entertaining yet with so little text, Big and Little is destined to be one of the most celebrated board books of 2024. The interactive flaps which feature fun illustrations and sometimes less obvious opposites allow for hours of learning.
Highly, highly recommended for any grandchild or child who is 8 months and up. Lap reading is so important for brain growth and discovery, so let’s make it fun!
