So Big! Yosemite

by Melissa Iwai (Illustrator)

This board book takes the youngest visitors on a tour of Yosemite National Park’s BIG sights, including Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, El Capitan, and Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite is a big place for little people, but with a whimsical bear and squirrel as their guides, children will feel right at home in their national park.

Genres: Picture Books

15 pages, Hardcover

Published August 7, 2017

About the author

Melissa Iwai is an award winning author and illustrator of children’s books. Her most recent books are: Gigi and Ojiji (Harper Collins 2022), a Geisel Honor book, Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name? (Harper Collins 2023), a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard book, and Dumplings for Lili (Norton Young Readers 2021), a Crystal Kite winner. All of her books may be viewed at: http://www.melissaiwai.com/


View daily work on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/melissaiwai1/

Reviews

[Danette · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute board book about Yosemite National Park.

[Anna M (readwithanna) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and oh so cute!

Things/Places: black bear, giant sequoia, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, El Capitan, and Tuolumne Meadows.

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun memory of my first trip to Yosemite!