The New Small Person

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 9, 2015

Review

Elmore Green started off life as an only child. He loved it! However, things changed when a small person--also referred to as "it"-- came along. Elmore did NOT like having to change the channel on his TV, share his toys and jelly beans and put up with this small person always following him around and even eventually sharing his bedroom. Things change when Elmore has a very scary dream and is comforted by he small person. It became fun to laugh together and to understand each other. There is lots to see in the colorful illustrations which are mostly done on pages with lots of white space. Children are drawn almost bigger than life with brown skin, and large expressive eyes, while the adults are only seen from the waist or shoulders down. Clearly this book is meant to be seen from the child's point of view. It will be a good one to had to a child dealing with a new sibling.

Overall Book Score: very good