Willems, M. (2013).
A big guy took my ball! New York:
Hyperion Books for Children.
When Gerald sees Piggie distraught over a ball that a gets
taken away from her, he decides to confront this ‘big guy.’ Unfortunately, Gerald had no idea that the
‘big guy’ was a whale, which made him feel infinitely small and return empty
handed back to Piggie. The whale then comes
over to thank them for finding his ball and also reveals that because he’s so
big, no one wants to play with him. Piggie
and Gerald then invite him to play a game with them, which makes all three
realize that the size of someone shouldn’t prevent them from having fun together. Though this is a children’s book, it’s theme
of acceptance and friendship makes it suitable for both elementary and
secondary kids. Willems captures the
reader’s attention with simple, yet engaging text in the word bubbles that
represents the emotions and often comical facial expressions of his characters,
which are the only illustrations within the book. This book is a 2014 Geisel Honor Book.
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