Now I'm Big

From Publishers Weekly Allowing for a minor adjustment in scale, even five-year-olds can look back on their youth, and often do. Miller (Guess Who?; Can You Guess?) explores this beguiling childhood practice in her latest photo-illustrated volume: a racially-balanced group of six youngsters offers examples of how they have changed, from the time they were "little." A boy remarks, "When I was a baby, I had a favorite stuffed animal. Now I'm big! I take care of a real dog." A girl reflects, "When I was little I wore diapers and my parents dressed me. Now I'm big! I wear underwear, and I dress myself." Proud, beaming faces light up well-staged, full-color photographs. The same group photo, with a different child emphasized (the rest of the picture is deliberately faded), serves as opener for each child's reminiscence, now documented for posterity. True voices of Generation ABC. Ages 3-up. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal PreS?Another successful offering from Miller. In this book, six school-aged children comment on how their lives have changed since they were babies. Eating, playing, dressing, and hygiene are among the topics explored in the text and in Miller's excellent full-color photographs. Beginning with individual photos of the subjects as babies, the same group shot of them is then used throughout the book, with each child highlighted one at a time with the use of a translucent overlay. This title should be useful for families expecting a new member; parents will appreciate the encouragement for older siblings to pass up the temptation to revert to a more dependent life style. A good choice for story time or one on one, this attractive photo essay will appeal to a wide audience.?Marsha McGrath, Clearwater Public Library, FLCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.