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"Halfway through reading aloud How to Make Friends With A Giant, I realized my elementary-aged children were completely silent. The hush that accompanies hearing any version of a universal truth had taken over the room. Gennifer Choldenko's book delightfully speaks to the common wish of all children to blend in on their first day at a new school." |
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"The old adage about opposites attracting proves true in this perceptive portrait of a friendship between the shortest and tallest boys in the class . . . Walrod's goggle-eyed cartoons accentuate Jacomo's difference from the others by making his head as big and round as a planet, while Choldenko shows that the best way to get over your own insecurities is to help someone else with theirs." |
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“Choldenko’s story suggests that, when it comes to friendship, size doesn’t matter . . . By story’s end, Jake has earned himself a new friend and, even though he may not have grown in inches, his experience has given him an immeasurable boost in his sense of self. (“This was a good day. I have never felt so tall.”)” |
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"This is a quirky tale of two opposites who find common ground because they are regarded as different, but who together make a good team." |
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"The smallest kid in class champions a huge newcomer in this deft, convincing suggestion that size doesn't matter." |
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"Size doesn't really matter as two boys become best friends. Never mind that one is tiny and the other taller than the first grade teacher . . . With lots of good cheer, Choldenko gives a kid-pleasing model for how it is done." |
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"Choldenko, who wrote the Newbery Honor book Al Capone Does My Shirts, returns with another intriguing title. . . Walrod's whimsical illustrations add a light touch to the images of the giant-headed kid with the trembling lips and his small, compassionate pal." |
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"Gennifer Choldenko's chapter books for young people are legendary, and now we find she shines in a picture book as well . . . How to Make Friends with a Giant is a book that teaches friendship with anything but a heavy hand." |
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"In its pages, Jake and Jacomo become best friends despite their very different sizes, and Jake’s kind words and actions show how small acts can make even a very big kid feel |
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