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Too Big! Too Small!

A child discovers the confusing ways grown-ups decide what is too big and what is too small.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L1 · 14 illustrated pages

Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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A child discovers the confusing ways grown-ups decide what is too big and what is too small.

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Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Too Big! Too Small!
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 2, English text included
“I can’t lift you up, Shanu!” says Ammi. “You are too big!”
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 3, English text included
“You can’t walk to school alone, Shanu!” says Abbu. “You are too small!”
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 4, English text included
“You can’t sleep in the baby’s cot, Shanu!” says Dadu. “You are too big!”
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 5, English text included
“You can’t carry the baby to the park, Shanu!” says Dadi. “You are too small!”
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Shanu is puzzled. Too big! Too small! How can she be too big and too small all at once?
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Too big to wear her old pink frock. Too small to make dosas at the stove.
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Too big to climb up on Dadu’s back? Too small to carry the baby on hers?
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 9, English text included
“What am I the right size for?” Shanu wonders.
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Ammi smiles and says, “Why, you are just big enough to go to big school.”
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 11, English text included
“And you are just small enough for me to carry you on my shoulders,” says Abbu.
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 12, English text included
“You are just big enough to take me for my morning walks,” says Dadu.
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 13, English text included
“And you are just small enough for me to tell stories to,” says Dadi.
Too Big! Too Small! — original illustrated page 14, English text included
“And you will always, always be the perfect size... for this!" all say, and give her a warm, wonderful hug.

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Written by
Lavanya Karthik
Illustrated by
Lavanya Karthik
Created by
Lavanya Karthik (author); Lavanya Karthik (illustrator)
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This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories ​‐ provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link . Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC ​ -BY ​ -4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The development of this book has been supported by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts. Story Attribution: This story: Too Big! Too Small! is written by Lavanya Karthik . © Pratham Books , 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Other Credits: 'Too Big! Too Small!' has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. The development of this book has been supported by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts. www.prathambooks.org Illustration Attributions: Cover page: Two cats and a pair of feet , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Girl wants mother to carry her , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Father running after girl , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Girl tries to climb in with baby , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Girl walking away with baby , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Tiny girl on girl's palm , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Girl holding pink frock , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Big baby looks at small girl, girl sits on grandpa's back , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Tiny girl of big cat's back , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Mother holding uniform, smiling at girl , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Cat chases butterfly, girl sits on man's shoulder , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories ​‐ provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link . Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC ​ -BY ​ -4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The development of this book has been supported by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts. Illustration Attributions: Page 12: Girl walks with grandpa , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Grandmother tells stories , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: Girl and baby laugh with parents and grandparents , by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Source: Pratham Books
Original: Too Big! Too Small!
License: CC BY 4.0 (story and original illustrations)

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