Not So Small

by Pat Zietlow Miller, Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

Overview

All Are Welcome meets Sometimes People March in this uplifting picture book with an empowering message: No matter your size, you can do big things.

This joyful book celebrates the many ways people can join together to become something bigger—an unstoppable force. Each and every one of us can use our voices to make a difference!

The lyrical text by New York Times bestselling author Pat Zietlow Miller is brought to life with vibrant illustrations by Paola Escobar. This stirring book will inspire readers of all ages.

A small voice can travel for miles.

Showing kindness.

Hope.

And love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062847447
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/03/2022
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Pat Zietlow Miller is the New York Times bestselling author of Be Kind. Her first book, Sophie’s Squash, received a Golden Kite Award, a Crystal Kite Award, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, and an Ezra Jack Keats Honor. She is also one of the creative forces behind the blog Picture Book Builders. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and family. Visit her online at www.patzietlowmiller.com.

Paola Escobar is a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia. As a child, she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother, and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s books. Today, she is the illustrator of the award-winning Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré as well as many other critically acclaimed picture books. She is proud to have illustrated stories that celebrate cultural diversity and champion unsung heroes. Paola lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her husband and their dog, Flora.

Editorial Reviews

03/14/2022

Miller (What Can You Do with a Rock?) reminds readers that no one is ever too small to speak up in this invitation to community involvement. The world may seem like one in which “Big things get noticed. Tall buildings. Loud voices. Wide walls,” but the text urges kids to pay attention, instead, to nature, where “One snowflake starts a storm. And dandelion fuzz can cause a BIG SNEEZE.” Escobar’s (Digging for Words) digital vignettes bubble with optimistic energy, showing hopeful-faced kids of various abilities and skin tones building up organizing steam for an array of causes. The movement builds step by step, involving speaking with a friend “Or four. Or four hundred,” writing “Postcards. Letters. Or articles,” and other actions, images of which build to a stirring rally scene, where a stream of children and adults hold up signs for Black Lives Matter, climate action, peace, and women’s rights. The book largely centers an urban setting—individuals gather on apartment balconies, fire escapes, stoops, and a rooftop—but even readers in the far reaches of exurbia should find inspiration and encouragement to take that first small step “ To friendship. Truth. And fairness.” Ages 4–8. Author’s agent: Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Amy Kitcherside, Pickled Ink. (May)

Publishers Weekly

Vignettes bubble with optimistic energy, showing hopeful-faced kids of various abilities and skin tones building up organizing steam for an array of causes. Stirring.” — Publishers Weekly

“Reminds readers that talking to others, writing to express an opinion, marching for a cause, and performing good deeds can effect change.” — Booklist

From the Publisher

Reminds readers that talking to others, writing to express an opinion, marching for a cause, and performing good deeds can effect change.

Booklist

Reminds readers that talking to others, writing to express an opinion, marching for a cause, and performing good deeds can effect change.

Booklist