School Library Journal Review
PreS-A ginger-haired child spends the course of a day exploring the concept of her size in relation to the rest of the world. The conversation launches with the early morning question, "Mommy, am I little or am I big?" The answer is, "You're both, sweet pea." A series of patterned text follows: "You're little enough to crawl under your bed." "But I'm big enough to reach out and tickle you!" While this rapid switching from a child's to an adult's voice might be confusing to some young listeners and may indeed be a bit tedious to those older than three, Dockray's watercolor illustrations add some zest to the presentation. Their depiction of a very active preschooler, her patient kitty, and her woebegone, but obviously beloved panda will appeal to the storytime crowd; however, the intimate tone of the text makes this a more likely selection for one-on-one sharing.-Sue Sherif, Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library, AK (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
The title question so intrigues a spunky redheaded girl that she engages in a daylong dialectic with her bemused mother. "You're littler than I am," explains her mother as she helps the girl get dressed. "But I'm bigger than Kitty," counters the girl, giving the dubious-looking cat an enthusiastic squeeze. At the park, Mom points out that her daughter is little enough to ride in a stroller but the girl points out, "I'm big enough to make the pigeons fly away!" While Bridges's (If I Were Your Father; If I Were Your Mother) back-and-forthing certainly has its basis in reality, as a narrative conceit it gets a bit wearing, and the book feels padded in spots. Dockray's sunny watercolor and pencil drawings, framed with liberal white space, never flag in their energy and warmth. The vivacious heroine, with her 200-watt grin, is appealing from head to toe, and authentically inexhaustible. Ages 3-7. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
