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When I Was Small, Sara O'Leary
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 1897476388
- EAN
- 9781897476383
- Date of Publication
- 20120927
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- When I Was Small
- Artist
- Sara O'Leary
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Book Title
- When I Was Small
- Publisher
- Simply Read Books
- Item Length
- 10.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes, Morstad, Julie
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Family / Parents, Bedtime & Dreams, General, Short Stories, Girls & Women
- Item Weight
- 10.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 32 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simply Read Books
ISBN-10
1897476388
ISBN-13
9781897476383
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117365413
Product Key Features
Book Title
When I Was Small
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Family / Parents, Bedtime & Dreams, General, Short Stories, Girls & Women
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes, Morstad, Julie
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Item Length
10.1 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Reviews
The Toronto Star: There are lots of picture books on the theme of "what it was like when you were small, but in this case the mother jumps us into a world of delightful exaggeration. "When I was small," she tells little Henry, "my doll and I wore the same size shoes... I went swimming in the birdbath... I slept in a mitten..." Morstad's fine, delicate drawings enhance this Thumbelina-like fantasy, which plays with the relationship between youth and stature. Morstad's tiny girl with big eyes and bobbed hair evokes a young miss of the 1920s - very stylish. Quill and Quire Review: Ever curious Henry, whose enquiries about the recent past formed the basis of Sara O'Leary and Julie Morstad's previous collaborations, When You Were Small and Where You Came From, has another question for his mother, this time asking her for a story about when she was small. Henry's mother answers with a series of very short, beautifully bizarre anecdotes delivered at the pace of one per page. The book takes the idea of Henry's mother being "small" literally she is pictured skipping rope with a ball of yarn, swimming in a birdbath, and standing on a spool of thread. The dreamy quality of both text and image gives the book a slightly low-energy feel, but it may be the perfect thing for a kid who is just a little quiet, a little shy, but still inquisitive a child not unlike Henry. The result is a perfect antidote for parents whose retinas have been scorched by too much Dora the Explorer. Small visual details, such as the frequent hand-lettering and the spot illustrations, add to the book's quiet impact. The framing of the narrative, with Henry's question at the beginning and his mother's comments at the end, gives kids something concrete to hang onto throughout. When I Was Small is not only a charming picture book, but by focusing on the parent's past instead of the child's, it also has the potential to be a great conversation starter. Calgary Herald: Children, (at least my children, ages five and eight), will take great delight in thischarming little book. The simple, 1950s-style illustrations add to the quirky story that a mother tells her child about when she was, literally, "small." It's fun to see the scenarios she paints about a little girl who wore a daisy for a sun hat, feasted on a single raspberry, lived in a dollhouse and had a ladybug for a best friend. Montreal Gazette, When I Was Small, by Montreal's Sara O'Leary (Simply Read Books, 32 pages, $18.95), has nothing to do with letters or books unless you count the opening page, in which Henry is looking through a photo album, wishing he'd known his parents when they were small. "Tell me a story, he begs his mother. Tell me a story about when you were small, too." And she does. "When I was small ... my name was Dorothea," she says. "But because the name was too big for me, everyone called me Dot." And so it starts, a story that grows progressively more whimsical and owes a lot of its warmth and whimsy to the wonderful, quirky, scratchy pen-and-ink art of Vancouver's Julie Morstad. The image accompanying that opening statement by Henry's mom, for example, shows a class photo that includes a teeny, tiny girl dressed in red. Dot. "When I was small," she tells Henry as she tucks him into bed for the night, "I couldn't wait to grow up. Because I knew one day I would have a small boy of my own." A beautiful book, and perfect companion to Where You Came From (2008) and When You Were Small (2006) by the same author/illustrator team. For ages 3 to 8., The Toronto Star: There are lots of picture books on the theme of "what it was like when you were small, but in this case the mother jumps us into a world of delightful exaggeration. "When I was small," she tells little Henry, "my doll and I wore the same size shoes... I went swimming in the birdbath... I slept in a mitten..." Morstad's fine, delicate drawings enhance this Thumbelina-like fantasy, which plays with the relationship between youth and stature. Morstad's tiny girl with big eyes and bobbed hair evokes a young miss of the 1920s - very stylish. Quill and Quire Review: Ever curious Henry, whose enquiries about the recent past formed the basis of Sara O'Leary and Julie Morstad's previous collaborations, When You Were Small and Where You Came From, has another question for his mother, this time asking her for a story about when she was small. Henry's mother answers with a series of very short, beautifully bizarre anecdotes delivered at the pace of one per page. The book takes the idea of Henry's mother being "small" literally - she is pictured skipping rope with a ball of yarn, swimming in a birdbath, and standing on a spool of thread. The dreamy quality of both text and image gives the book a slightly low-energy feel, but it may be the perfect thing for a kid who is just a little quiet, a little shy, but still inquisitive - a child not unlike Henry. The result is a perfect antidote for parents whose retinas have been scorched by too much Dora the Explorer. Small visual details, such as the frequent hand-lettering and the spot illustrations, add to the book's quiet impact. The framing of the narrative, with Henry's question at the beginning and his mother's comments at the end, gives kids something concrete to hang onto throughout. When I Was Small is not only a charming picture book, but by focusing on the parent's past instead of the child's, it also has the potential to be a great conversation starter. Calgary Herald: Children, (at least my children, ages five and eight), will take great delight in thischarming little book. The simple, 1950s-style illustrations add to the quirky story that a mother tells her child about when she was, literally, "small." It's fun to see the scenarios she paints about a little girl who wore a daisy for a sun hat, feasted on a single raspberry, lived in a dollhouse and had a ladybug for a best friend. Montreal Gazette, When I Was Small, by Montreal's Sara O'Leary (Simply Read Books, 32 pages, $18.95), has nothing to do with letters or books - unless you count the opening page, in which Henry is looking through a photo album, wishing he'd known his parents when they were small. "Tell me a story, he begs his mother. Tell me a story about when you were small, too." And she does. "When I was small ... my name was Dorothea," she says. "But because the name was too big for me, everyone called me Dot." And so it starts, a story that grows progressively more whimsical - and owes a lot of its warmth and whimsy to the wonderful, quirky, scratchy pen-and-ink art of Vancouver's Julie Morstad. The image accompanying that opening statement by Henry's mom, for example, shows a class photo that includes a teeny, tiny girl dressed in red. Dot. "When I was small," she tells Henry as she tucks him into bed for the night, "I couldn't wait to grow up. Because I knew one day I would have a small boy of my own." A beautiful book, and perfect companion to Where You Came From (2008) and When You Were Small (2006) by the same author/illustrator team. For ages 3 to 8.
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Preschool
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Grade To
Third Grade
Synopsis
The third book in the critically acclaimed, award-winning series from powerhouse talents Julie Morstad and Sara O'Leary is now available in paperback! Curious little Henry from the award-winning books When You Were Small and Where You Came From has a new question for his mother in this charming new picture book. "What was it like when you were small?" he asks. His mother proceeds to describe her adventures to him, all about when she was little - very little!, Curious little Henry from the award-winning books When You Were Small and Where You Came From has a new question for his mother in this charming new picture book. "What was it like when you were small?" he asks. His mother proceeds to describe her adventures to him, all about when she was little - very little!, The third book in the critically acclaimed, award-winning series from powerhouse talents Julie Morstad and Sara O'Leary is now available in paperback Curious little Henry from the award-winning books When You Were Small and Where You Came From has a new question for his mother in this charming new picture book. "What was it like when you were small?" he asks. His mother proceeds to describe her adventures to him, all about when she was little - very little
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Copyright Date
2011
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