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libwinnie's review against another edition
3.0
Very cute story, but there were a couple of problematic things for storytime--all creatures were gendered as "guys" and there was a reference to beating someone up.
alittleoverdue's review against another edition
2.0
I've really loved other books by Vera Brosgol, but this one fell a bit flat for me. The intent of the message (when little guys work together, they can be strong and mighty) was nice, but it felt very heavy-handed and ultimately I'm not sure the story got the point across.
carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition
1.0
The Little Guys are jerks. I wanted to find something redeeming about them, but there's little lesson here, other than that if you try to have everything and fail, you should stop? I don't know but I don't think I'll be reading this one at story time any time soon.
sabrinamay123's review against another edition
3.0
Read it with my Grade 1's and I'm not sure what to think. We all agree that the illustrations are cute!
morticia_59's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
moonlit_shelves's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ninjalynn's review against another edition
2.0
Was so excited for her new book. The illustrations are delightful. Extremely disappointed at the message that beating up perceived threats is a mighty thing to do. I’m not sure what their problem was with the bear at the river minding its own business catching fish. It could have been so much better if they found a way to work together to get the fish from the bear in more kind way. As I read the book out loud & got to the double spread page where it needs to be rotated 90° one of the kids asked- why do we have to that to the book? Glad this was a library borrow.
adeleon's review against another edition
4.0
“We can climb the tallest tree there is, easy peasy for the Little Guys!”
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This story follows a bunch of Little Guys and their quest for gathering food. Each page has a chant for them, such as: “We can climb the tallest tree there is, easy peasy for the Little Guys”. As the story goes on it becomes increasingly obvious that the Little Guys are acting like bullies, taking more than they need. They steal food from an owl, a fox, and a bear! Everything comes crashing down on them, and they lose all their food and supplies to the river. They almost lose themselves as well, but the owl, the fox, and the bear, save them. The story ends with their lesson learned, to only take what is needed, and share what is not.
I would highly recommend this book. The illustrations are adorable, the story is cute, and there is a good lesson to be learned. Initially the Little Guys seemed empowering, showing the reader that they can do anything, but it slowly descends into bullying. It shows how quickly empowerment can change. When they eventually lose everything they’ve stolen and hoarded, the story shows the animals that had been bullied help the Little Guys. I loved this part, though I would’ve also understood if the animals hadn’t helped the Little Guys too. Sometimes we need to wait for an apology before offering our help again, but not in this case. The animals all knew that the Little Guys needed them, and even looked a bit annoyed about it. It was nice to see at the end that the Little Guys shared their food with another animal. It shows that people can change, no matter what has happened.
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This story follows a bunch of Little Guys and their quest for gathering food. Each page has a chant for them, such as: “We can climb the tallest tree there is, easy peasy for the Little Guys”. As the story goes on it becomes increasingly obvious that the Little Guys are acting like bullies, taking more than they need. They steal food from an owl, a fox, and a bear! Everything comes crashing down on them, and they lose all their food and supplies to the river. They almost lose themselves as well, but the owl, the fox, and the bear, save them. The story ends with their lesson learned, to only take what is needed, and share what is not.
I would highly recommend this book. The illustrations are adorable, the story is cute, and there is a good lesson to be learned. Initially the Little Guys seemed empowering, showing the reader that they can do anything, but it slowly descends into bullying. It shows how quickly empowerment can change. When they eventually lose everything they’ve stolen and hoarded, the story shows the animals that had been bullied help the Little Guys. I loved this part, though I would’ve also understood if the animals hadn’t helped the Little Guys too. Sometimes we need to wait for an apology before offering our help again, but not in this case. The animals all knew that the Little Guys needed them, and even looked a bit annoyed about it. It was nice to see at the end that the Little Guys shared their food with another animal. It shows that people can change, no matter what has happened.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
3.0
questionable until you get to the end. but all and all, I felt it was lacking