– What Is Your Perspective? –
What child, or for that matter adult, hasn’t occasionally felt a bit different? In I Am Small Mimi feels everyone is taller than her, she even wonders if she should have been named Mini instead of Mimi.
Throughout the first of the book, Mimi tells, and the illustrations show, the reader just how small she is in comparison to others. She shares that her feet barely reach the edge of the seat on the school bus, peeking into the display case to choose a yummy dessert is fairly hard when you’re short, the blackboard at school is too high, and the catch of the day at the fish market could probably swallow her in one gulp.
Even though her friends try to convince her that there are advantages to being short, Mimi isn’t buying it.
“But they just don’t get it! I’m frustrated because they can do a lot of stuff that I can’t, because I’m so small. Isn’t it obvious?”
One day, as she walks home from school with her dad, he announces that there’s a surprise waiting for her at home. What kid isn’t delighted with that information? Her imagination runs wild.
- A swimming pool?
- A hot-air balloon?
- Maybe even the biggest piece of cake in the world is waiting for her?
But let me give you a hint since I don’t I want to spoil the ending. The surprise is even smaller than Mimi.
This story has a rewarding ending that can easily lead to discussions.
My Thoughts
What Concerned Me: Nothing
What I Liked Most: The pen, ink, and watercolor drawings are a nice addition to this sweet story with a gentle message.
Author/Illustrator: Qin Leng
Publisher: Kid Can Press (October 2, 2018)
Approx. Word Count: 562
Pages: 40
