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jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
December 2016 - another entry in my ongoing bibliotherapy for Ben's fear of dogs. This is such a gentle, soothing story about befriending a dog and how small things can feel big and important. Lovely illustrations.
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
"A Small Thing...but Big" is about overcoming fears, one small step at a time. A warm fuzzy feeling book.
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
3.0
Overall it was a nice book, really enjoyed the illustrations. Found it a little bit odd though that Lizzy is walking around a park with a stranger and his dog. At the end you see mom is following, but through most of the book you don't, so i thought it was kind of weird.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the concept and illustrations, but the narrative felt very odd and not at all how people talk.
raoionna's review against another edition
3.0
Screenprint, retro-style illustrations show a girl coming to terms with her fear of dogs and learning to walk a sweet little dog. Cute but not amazing.
elephant's review against another edition
3.0
Like others, I like the illustrations and the story, but it disturbed me that her mother was not mentioned. I went back and looked for her after reading reviews and saw that she was there. I thought she was just walking off with a strange old man and his dog, which is not a good thing for children to do.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
5.0
This may be my favorite book by Tony Johnston. Simple and charming but the last line just emotionally got me. Had to reach for a tissue.
circleofreadersdruid's review
2.0
Stranger danger! Stranger danger! When Lizzie goes to the park with her mom, a strange man approaches her with a dog and asks her to go for a walk with him... The mom eventually reappears and Lizzie isn't kidnapped or anything, but I found this setup pretty problematic. I liked that the author tries to reassure her readers that dogs aren't scary, but dude, "not all dogs are good if you give them a chance." Sometimes they are chomping, biting, growling balls of angry doginess and that's just the way it is!!! I much preferred [b:Hannah and Sugar|26240666|Hannah and Sugar|Kate Berube|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1444672968s/26240666.jpg|46232874], which deals with confronting a fear of dogs in a much more soothing way.
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