FICTION

Something Big

by Sylvie NEEMAN
tr. from French by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. illus. by Ingrid Godon. 32p. Enchanted Lion. Sept. 2013. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59270-140-7.
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Gr 1–3—This Swiss import uses minimalist cartoon sketches in thick-line greens, reds, and blues to depict a conversation between a "little one" and a "big one," the former frustrated by a lack of the ability to do "something big." Continued dialogue during a walk to the sea reveals concern for resolution as both characters' thoughts are revealed. The little one discovers a small fish caught in a tidal pool and releases it back to the sea, whereupon the big one says, "I think you just did something big." Though creating an opportunity to converse on ways young people can positively affect the world, the narrative's pace and understated tone may be too sophisticated for the intended audience.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck , Sep 01, 2013

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