Big Owl, Little Towel

by Jonathan Allen

The concepts of big and little are illustrated by such rhyming pairs of words as "big chair, little bear" and "little mole, big hole."

1 pages, Hardcover

First published March 26, 1992

Reviews

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like this story because it builds children's vocabulary through the concept of opposites. I used this story as a participation story using flannelboard artwork for an opposites-themed Spanish and bilingual story time program.

The first pages are a big cat in a small hat and a small cat in a big hat. I first put up the big cat, asked the kids what the animal was, and then I clarified to them it was a big cat. (The kids don't really know whether the cat is actually big until I put the small cat next to it.) Then I pointed to the hat and asked them what it was. Then I asked them if the hat was small or big. Then I put up the small cat, and asked the kids to tell me if this cat was small or big. Then I asked them about the size of the hat the small cat was wearing. After that I clarify both pictures: big cat in a little hat, and little cat in a small hat.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great oppiosites book about animals and something with them. each two page spread features the same objects and animals but the size changes. works with any age group