The Big Pets
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Book Overview
A little girl explores the mysterious dreamworld where small children play with their big pets, which range from cats and dogs to snakes and crickets. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0590460978
ISBN13:9780590460972
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Scholastic Inc
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Magical book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
It's a quiet, mysterious book which draws the reader into a magical world. I really enjoy this book, it reminds me of Maurice Sendak's books.
A peaceful bedtime book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Kids love this quiet book with fabulous pictures of giant pets and small children. The sparse text resonates with kids, especially those who find the world a little too large for them at times and whose pets comfort them. This is one of my all-time favorite kids' books: I read it myself when I feel overwhelmed, and I've given a copy to every child I know now.
Soft-edged illustrations and a meandering reflective story.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Lane Smith's illustrations are rich and dense with colour, yet have a soft chiaroscuro effect to them. This is a fantasy story, where independent children play in wondrous locales with their big (huge!)pets. The book reads like a poem. The fun the children have with the big pets is reminiscent of the fun Maurice Sendak's Max has in "Where the Wild Things Are". "The Big Pets" however, does not have a social message or moral to it - just a sense of wonder and joy.
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