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Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors-one for Olive's Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller-and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Sun Flower Lion, A Parade of Elephants, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in a house in Madison, Wisconsin.
Serene reflectiveness flows through this meditation by Henkes, whose simple prose initially segments the universe into two camps: 'big things and little things.' . . . Spare images and text, and an almost reverent stream of thought, helps illuminate humans' comparative scale in the wide, variously populated world. - Publishers Weekly Young children may feel like the world is full of things that are bigger and more important than they are. With an unerring understanding of the child's perspective, Henkes presents simple comparisons, demonstrating how all the people and parts of the world are significant to the whole. . . . Soothing and accepting, the book reassuringly demonstrates that the world is big enough for everyone and everything. - Booklist Young children are always figuring out their place in the universe. . . . This book will work on several levels. At its simplest, it's a consideration of big and little that will be enhanced by the pictures. On another level, connections between Earth and space, between sea and land, or between animals and humans may become the focus. . . . A contemplative picture book to help young readers understand the reality of their world. - Kirkus Reviews
