cover image Little Big Book for Girls

Little Big Book for Girls

. Welcome Books, $24.95 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-941807-81-4

Two new titles in the Little Big Book series edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori focus on boys and girls. The Little Big Book for Girls collects literary excerpts (including selections from Heidi and National Velvet), poems, songs, activities, recipes and miscellaneous facts focused on females. Activities include appliqu art and finger knitting. The Little Big Book for Boys, with a similar array of material includes excerpts from novels such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Black Stallion, with activities such as juggling and building a terrarium. Both volumes come in a small, chunky format with vintage illustrations throughout.