Here's a great book for teaching the concept of perception and comparison. Readers first encounter a big bug, but then, when they turn the page, the bug is little compared to the big leaf it is sitting on. This sequence is carried out until it encompasses the big, big sky. What happens next is rather confusing. It seems it should stop there, but the author backs up and begins illustrations of depth perception. The first picture in this sequence is a big tree in the foreground and a little barn in the background. From there the pictures seem to move forward.It's a bit confusing, but still enjoyable. Size is relative, but everything is worth seeing in this concept book from the illustrator of And Tango Makes Three . Beginning with a beautiful close-up of a "big" ladybug, this book artfully depicts the concept of scale. The book zooms out from the bug, to a flower, to a cow, all the way to an expansive spread of sky. Then Henry Cole masterfully zooms back in from that sky, to a tree, to a house, to a window, all the way to the end where an adorable dog is taking a "little" nap. In this ideal introduction to the concept of scale, young readers will love the lush illustrations of the animals, objects, and scenery of a farm, and they'll delight in seeing how something "big" can suddenly seem "little" with the turn of a page!
What do You think about Big Bug (2014)?
4* art3* conceptInteresting play on perspective and the concepts of "big" and "little".
—daynurse
I gave this a 5 because of the illustrations: they were beautiful!
—hihigirl
A concept picture book comparing and contrasting BIG and LITTLE!
—erlagu
Size is relative as this picture book demonstrates.
—viji
