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A review by jessalynn_librarian
Big Little Brother by Kevin Kling
4.0
There are sweet, lovely, calming picture books...and then there are odd, quirky, bizarre ones. This one is definitely quirky, but also strangely sweet at the end. The pictures convey a lot of the humor here (speaking of quirky, it's the same illustrator, Chris Monroe, as the [b:Monkey with a Tool Belt|2582610|Monkey with a Tool Belt|Chris Monroe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348514325s/2582610.jpg|2598561] books), but the text also cracked me up.
The narrator is a small but articulate kid who's been outsized by his toddler brother. People are constantly assuming that the toddler is the older brother, but the younger guy also commits the usual crimes of touching his toys, following him, and dropping donut crumbs from his oversized fists.
The central action goes down at the Old Woman in the Shoe, "a place for kids to stay while moms shop." Our narrator loves the play kitchen, where he can whip up a Thanksgiving dinner if he gets "straight to work." When another kids tries to bully him out of his tasty plastic turkey, this affords our narrator opportunity to say things like "we are going to have Thanksgiving and we are going to enjoy it" while gritting his teeth. Fortunately, help is on the way and we're off to our oddly endearing ending.
Recommended for preschoolers and up, especially if dry, quirky humor is your cup of tea.
November 2018 - I'd forgotten how much I love this one, and Ben's a big fan, too.
The narrator is a small but articulate kid who's been outsized by his toddler brother. People are constantly assuming that the toddler is the older brother, but the younger guy also commits the usual crimes of touching his toys, following him, and dropping donut crumbs from his oversized fists.
The central action goes down at the Old Woman in the Shoe, "a place for kids to stay while moms shop." Our narrator loves the play kitchen, where he can whip up a Thanksgiving dinner if he gets "straight to work." When another kids tries to bully him out of his tasty plastic turkey, this affords our narrator opportunity to say things like "we are going to have Thanksgiving and we are going to enjoy it" while gritting his teeth. Fortunately, help is on the way and we're off to our oddly endearing ending.
Recommended for preschoolers and up, especially if dry, quirky humor is your cup of tea.
November 2018 - I'd forgotten how much I love this one, and Ben's a big fan, too.