BLURB :
Being small is the worst! No one ever picks me for their sports team and my feet hurt from standing on my tiptoes all the time. There can’t be anything good about being small…right?
MY REVIEW:
How does it feel when you’re being pointed at for being small.
You’re being made to stand in front for pictures, you need a stool to reach for things when kids can do it easily by standing normally. Doesn’t that make you feel sad.
That’s the case with the little girl in the book. She pretends to be sick and tells her mom that she isn’t going to school. And when her mom asks she says how she’s feeling lonely cause she is small.
She cites examples in rhyming words which makes reading the book easier.
She cannot reach the cupboards or the sink and needs a stool. She cannot even touch ball when she’s on the team. The yardsticks that measures the height always has her name at the bottom. She’s being nicknames shortie and peanut and always looking up makes her neck hurt.
And what does mommy say to her in return to cheer her up.
Mommy says she could be the last one to get wet in rain, be the lowest in playing limbo , can squeeze herself into the photos, can sit even on the tiniest couch,has a lot of legroom in flight and can climb anywhere without bumping her head.
She encourages the kid that she has so much to offer and not to be upset with her height. The girl gets cheered up and goes to school happily.
We all know it makes us feel low when we are ridiculed for physical appearance. This book teaches how the kid could overcome such situation when you get such positive vibes from your parent.
A kid needs that kind of a positive push from us to go ahead towards their goal. These are all small stepping stones that should not hinder our journey.
A wonderfully written story in a cute rhyming manner to make reading fun and to emphasize the importance of the fact that being small is not so bad after all.
We do know that girls especially feel very conscious of their looks and this is one book that boosts your moral and gives you that self confidence to go ahead in life.
I loved the illustrations that support the text. Vanessa has done a great job.
MY RATINGS:
Title : 4/5
Plot :4/5
Cover :4.5/5
Writing and presentation : 4.5/5
Overall :4.5/5
BOOK DETAILS:
- Publication date: 14 Apr 2019
- Publisher: Mascot Books, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B07QMP49BN
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lori Orlinsky is a 5′ 1″ (on a good day, with heels and big hair) writer, marketing director, and mom who lives in Chicago. She was inspired to tell this story after her own real-life experiences raising two little ladies. She wishes this story was around when she was growing up.
That Madras Mom 
This was story of my life.. I was small in my school days and still I am… yes at times I feel sad but now I over come that.
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Great to know that you overcame the feeling.
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Hey I know this girl, it’s me. Thank you so much for the recommendation I would love to pick this one
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Ha ha . It’s my story too. Thank you.and do let me know your thoughts
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As parents we have to give them.strength.Inside out .This sounds like a lovely book
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Thank you Amrita. Please do try to read.
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It seems this is my story. You nailed it with your words. I will definitely want to read this one.
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Please do read and let me know your thoughts.
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For me it was opposite! I was always pointed out for being 5′ 6″ 😅 I think I can kind of relate to her problem! 🙂
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He he
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I can understand how the poor girl must be feeling and am so happy that her mother made her see the positive side of it. The cover is cute!
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Yes it has cute illustrations.
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That sounds like such a cute book. I am surely checking it out for my niece. She will love it.
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u need to stool to reach out thing, this is so much me. I am short in height and always complain of being short and bully
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Story of many of us
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I was never small but it felt different to know the others thoughts and views. Well written
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Thank you
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My younger daughter is little shorter than her friends and face issues. will read this to learn real life hacks
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Yes please..it would be of great help to make her understand
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see how her mom cheered her up, kudos to such upbringing.. lovely review dear
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Thank you so much Deepa
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This is my story, I was never too comfortable standing in first row in school prayer lines. And have to miss all the fun with my friends who were taller and stand at the end. But glad the mom took it well and showed her the positive side
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Yes the mom handled the situation well
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I’m a smallie/ shorty too and I can so identify with this!
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Yes many of us can relate to the book.
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This book must be given to each and every kid to read and must understand the variety of Human forms. Heights weights are all parameters we keep getting judged on, however these things doen’t really matter. I am reading this book next.
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Thank you so much. Yes it’s a much needed truth kids need to learn
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Wow yet another lovely book. I am sure this is a great way for the ones who are shorter in life. Will share this with my friend whose daughter is little short.
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Thank you Rakhi
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Superb. that’s just my story.. i love being short.. get to stand in front in all pictures :).. and can sleep easily even on half berth in train 😉
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Ha ha. That’s a good one. Yes being short has its advantages too
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Love the way you are presented being short in the height, has always in a been in my mind that I am short and people call me very short but then I think it has an advantage too. So now I dont take to heart
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That’s great to know
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Even i am a small height person but never feel embarrassing.. You have nailed it so beautifully . will check out this book.
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Thank you snigdha.
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This is a cute story for kids to listen as well as learn rhyming words. I would get this for my nephew now.
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Yes it is cute. It’s a great book.
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