The simple text of Anna Kang and bold illustrations of New Yorker cartoonist Christopher Weyant tell an original and very funny story about size—it all depends on who's standing next to you.
Two fuzzy creatures can't agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all!
★ Winner of the 2015 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
★ ALA Notable Children's Book
★ Parents' Choice Awards Silver Honor
★ NPR Best Books List
★ “This picture book packs in a huge life lesson that, if grasped by kids today, could exponentially benefit the future...You Are (Not) Small reminds us to celebrate and embrace diversity.” - MOARGeek.com
★ “Like Rosenthal and Lichtenheld’s Duck! Rabbit!, the debuting husband-and-wife team of Kang and Weyant uses the picture book form for a sophisticated philosophical debate...Start a discussion on the difficulty of establishing standards—or else just read it and giggle.”—Publishers Weekly
★ “Charming characters, a clever plot and a quiet message tucked inside a humorous tale.” —Kirkus Reviews
★ “Kang and Weyant bolster the accessibility of their tidy metaphor by creating sweet-looking, relatable creatures and placing them in an environment with no distinguishing features; children will have no trouble seeing themselves in the situation―and the solution.” ―Booklist
★ “This playful take on perspective details a confrontation between two bears . . . Husband and wife team Kang and Weyant nail the concept and provide humor along the way. The story’s structure makes it an entertaining readaloud, and the dialogue between the two bears authentically captures child logic.”
―The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
★ “What some parents may use as a lesson in relativity others will embrace as an encouragement to good-humored humility.” ―The Wall Street Journal
★ “This picture book would be very useful to teach perspective and point-of view to young readers and touches on conflict resolution. The large font and use of white space, along with simple yet very effective illustrations, will make this book very popular as a read-aloud and for independent reading.”
―Library Media Connection
