Hewitt Anderson&39s Great Big Life [Paperback]

Young Hewitt Anderson is sweet, smart, polite—and very, very small. This warmly humorous tale is “proof that, when it comes to heart, physical size isn’t the whole story” (Kirkus Reviews).

Descended from a long line of giants, the J. Carver Worthington Andersons take their height very seriously indeed. You see, without exception all of the many J. Carver Worthington Andersons have been giants until now. And poor Hewitt—hidden in the floorboards, trapped in the flour vat, lost in the bedsheets—has his struggles being tiny. Oh, his parents worry: How will their son manage to live in a world of big things? Leave it to Hewitt to prove the power of being small.

Inspired by the tale of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” the inimitable Jerdine Nolen tells an original story of bravery and the power of the individual. Kadir Nelson’s imaginative and loving illustrations create a world where smallness rules—a world that children will want to return to again and again.Jerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, includingBig Jabe;Thunder Rose, a Coretta Scott King Illlustrator Honor Book; andHewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, all illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She is also the author ofEliza’s Freedom Road, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, which was an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults;Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award; andHarvey Potter’s Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, which was made into a movie by the same name. Her other books includeCalico Girl, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, andIrene’s Wish, illustrated by A.G. Ford, whichKirkus Reviewscalled “delightful and memorable” in a starred review. Ms. Nolen is an educator and lives in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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