Dream Big, Little One

by Becky Davies, Dana Brown (Illustrator)

Overview

This positive, reaffirming story encourages little ones to be themselves, find happiness and friendship around every bend, and know that they can be anything they want to be!

A parent’s wish for his or her child encourages little ones to always look for the biggest and brightest and most wonderful things in their lives. The world is theirs; they can dream of the places they will visit, the friends they will make, and the joy and laughter that will fill their lives. They will learn to shape their world the way they want it to be, and all the while, they will know just how proud their parents are of them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680102666
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	04/05/2022
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,079,758
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD440L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Becky Davies is a children's book editor and author from the South West of England. Her favorite things are animals, books about magic, and anything sparkly. In a parallel universe she lives in Hawaii, where she works in a dog sanctuary and surfs until the sun sets beyond the horizon.

Dana Brown is a Book Designer and Illustrator living in Sydney, Australia. She loves jumpsuits with graphic prints, practicing yoga in her vegetable garden, and avocado & vegemite toast. She hopes to one day have a property big enough to house a myriad of dogs.

Editorial Reviews

05/01/2022

PreS-Gr 3—There has been a plethora of optimistic books telling young children to reach for the stars recently. It is unclear whether this particular story is meant to be of that encouraging ilk or a perhaps a lullaby. It fills many of the lullaby criteria with a softly rhyming text, positive message, and soothing illustrations. These, with a beautiful palette, become repetitive; while perhaps intended to lull the child to sleep, page turn after page turn end up dull—nothing new is introduced, anticipated, or delivered. In terms of encouraging children to accept challenges and grow, better books include the identically titled Vashti Harrison's Dream Big, Little One or nonfiction books on well-known dreamers such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Barack Obama, to fill that need. VERDICT While this one-note book both in story and art fails in the book's mission to bolster confidence, libraries who are looking to add to their lullaby collection may find it useful.—Joan Kindig

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