Big Words for Little People

Jamie Lee Curtis
Joanna Cotler Books (2008)
ISBN 9780061127595
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (9/08)

“Big Words for Little People” incorporates a lot of “big words” into everyday situations applicable to young children.  Some of the words used in the book are “consequence,” “inconsiderate,” “persevere,” “irate,” and “cooperate.”

Cayden:  “I know the word ‘privacy.”  I say that I need privacy when I am in the bathroom!”
Max:  “Me privacy too!”

Cayden:  “A ‘consequence’ is when you are naughty and you get a time-out.”

Max:  “’Propriate!”
Cayden:  “Yes Max, we know that one too!  ‘Appropriate’ is when there is a show on that we can watch like Dora or Diego!”

Cayden:  “I liked learning some new words and also seeing ones that we already knew!  I didn’t know the word ‘stupendous’ before or the word ‘superb.’  I liked the pictures in the book.  There were a lot of different things to look at!  My favorite was when the people were waiting in line at the water park and they spelled out the word ‘patience’ with the line they were in.   That was a long line!”

Parent’s comments:

“Big Words for Little People” is an educational book that takes a number of useful, bigger words and presents them in a way that young children are able to understand.  Cayden has been on a kick lately where he has been using bigger words like “assuming” and “obviously” so I knew that he would love this book and I was right!  He already was familiar with many of the words but he learned quite a few new ones as well.  The illustrations in the book were very colorful and eye-catching with a ton of things to look at!  “Big Words for Little People” by Jamie Lee Curtis is definitely a fun book that will help to enrich any child’s vocabulary!

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