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List Price: $16.99 | | Publisher: Joanna Cotler
Salesrank: 60
Released: September 9, 2008 |
| Our Price: $9.53 |
| Used Price: $9.65 |
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| Media: Hardcover |
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Editorial Review:
I know some Big Words.
I'll teach them to you.
Although you are small,
you can use Big Words too.
Big Words aren't scary.
They're big fun to learn.
I was taught once
and now it's your turn.
The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words—big or little—are the bridge that connects us all.
Description of Big Words for Little People:
I know some Big Words.
I'll teach them to you.
Although you are small,
you can use Big Words too.
Big Words aren't scary.
They're big fun to learn.
I was taught once
and now it's your turn.
The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words—big or little—are the bridge that connects us all.
About the Author Jamie Lee Curtis loves big words but doesn't know how to spell many of them. She adores her family life, which includes the amazing Annie, the miraculous Tom and the hilarious and loving Christopher. She advocates for children around the world and appreciates her friends, family and colleagues. She lives in stunning and sunny southern California with her rotund dog, Frances.
A Look Inside Big Words for Little People (Click on Images to Enlarge)
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Big Words for Little People Reviews:
Grandaughter can't wait to read 
2008-10-12 - She's now discovering what a joy to read and after reading silly moods, she is excited about this one next.
Great book for little people!
2008-10-12 - I gave this book to a friend for her children. We looked at it together and laughed at the passages and illustrations. It is very cute and educational-and her kids love it!
Excellent Book - Great Holiday Gift
2008-10-12 - It's about time we start teaching our kids big words like inappropriate, consequences and inconsiderate. Not only are many kids not learning these words "because they are too hard to understand," but they are also not learning the lessons behind these words. Kids can and will understand polysyllable words if we use them in everyday conversations and everyday situations. Plus, they then learn the lessons behind the words. Perhaps when children are taught that their "inappropriate" and "inconsiderate" actions will bring real "consequences" then the words will hit home. As a children's writer, I have also been told to make my wording more kid-friendly assuming that our youth can't learn new words. Hey, as long as there is a glossary, learning new words is a fabulous idea, right!?
So, kudos, for Jamie for teaching some lessons needed and for giving a new generation back some words that some youngsters never learned. The illustrations are vibrant, fun and full of surprises.
This would make a terrific holiday gift...even more so, if you can catch up with Jamie's busy schedule and get it signed like I did at the Orange County Children's Book Festival.
Joanna Keating-Velasco, Author
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Excellent Book for Young Readers
2008-10-11 - This book by Jamie Lee Curtis is WONDERFUL!!!! I bought this book for my nephew, who is in the first grade.... He loves this book and immediately started using 'THE BIG WORDS'...
Jamie Lee Curtis does it again
2008-10-11 - I love the Jamie Lee Curtis books and this one is as good or better than her other books. She has a wonderful way of speaking to kids on their level, without talking down to them. I plan on using this book in my school counseling lessons as well as reading it to my own children.
