Big Brother, Little Brother

by Penny Dale

Book Overview

When Little Brother is unhappy, Big Brother always knows why -- and makes everything okay. But when Little Brother takes Big Brother's truck, whose turn is it to cry? Perhaps this time, Little Brother can find a way to set their world right again. With spare language and warm illustrations, Penny Dale captures the unspoken bond that exists between even very young siblings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763601462
• ISBN13: 9780763601461
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 2 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

The best I have ever read to my boys

I love this book. The Illustrations are beautiful. It teaches sharing and shows love brothers have for one another. When I read this book to my boys they sit still and listen so carefully. They love this book as much as I do.

Cute as a button!

I was introduced to this book from a friend. My two boys love this story. I enjoy reading it as much as the two of them enjoy listening to it. I think it is helpful to introduce when the sibling rivalry begins to pop up in the family. (Maybe even before.) The illustrations are magical and brilliantly placed in the story line. I highly recommend this book.

Big Brother, Little Brother

I loved this book and so did my 4 year old and 2 year old. It seems like they can both really relate to the brothers in the book. It is a book that they want read over and over. The illustrations are fabulous!

The ideal big brother book

I have two small boys so I was pleased to see this book out by an author I enjoy. The story is very realistic and captures perfectly the bond that can exist between two small siblings. My three year old could immediately relate to the big brother in the book. While my two have a few more fights than the brothers in the book, I am hoping that reading and talking about this book may help them focus on the good things about being brothers.

A big-brother must-read.

This is a must-read, must-have book for any toddler faced with recent big-brotherhood. My almost-3-year-old and I talked a lot about sharing and being gentle with little brother after we read it for the first time and the lesson has stuck with him with subsequent readings. Add to this gorgeous and realistic illustrations, and you have a perfect book for a family with two young sons.