Ocean State Libraries

In simple text and pictures, the author and illustrator create a compendium of small daily moments.

"In a series of amusing comparisons, a boy shows how humans are much more like each other than we are like any other thing on Earth."--

While a bunny and his mother shop in a grocery store for lunch guests, the reader may count and compare the amounts of carrots, peanuts, and worms in the grocery carts of other shoppers.

"Compares various tall objects to shorter objects in unique, illustrated ways"--Provided by publisher.

"Compares various long objects to shorter objects in unique, illustrated ways"--Provided by publisher.

Presents pairs of related items, such as an apple and an orange or a bicycle and a motorcycle, and asks why they are similar, while offering unexpected answers.

"In Are You My Monster?, the monster-loving boy from I Need My Monster tries to find his monster. He compares his drawing--showing a green monster with a long tail, pointy nails, and big teeth--with an assortment of amusing monsters, until he finds the perfect match. This turns out to be his beloved STUFFED monster toy. Children will love comparing colors, checking if tails are long or short, if nails are pointy or round, if teeth are big or small...

"Building on her lifetime of expertise and revelatory connections between broad-ranging issues, an acclaimed Harvard sociologist shows how new narratives are essential for everyone to feel respect and assert their dignity in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream."--

Camden loves to play basketball with his mother, and while he plays he wonders if he dribbles better than an ostrich, runs faster than a cheetah or jumps as high as a frog.

A pint-size superhero and a villain do battle through an amusement park in this alphabetical exploration of comparatives and superlatives.