The Bigness Contest

By Florence Parry Heide

A young hippopotamus worries that he is too big to be good at anything, but with the help of Aunt Emerald he learns that You can always find something to be good at, you just have to find out what it is.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316354449
• ISBN13: 9780316354448
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Joy Street Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Everybody Is Special!

What a cool story! Beasley, a robust hippo, is growing bigger and bigger, and is affraid he is growing too big to be good at anything. Beasley desperately wants to be good at something. He wants to win a blue ribbon that spells out FIRST PRIZE. He tried to win several contests, but failed. His loving Aunt Emerald suggests, "Never give up...you can always find something that you can do well." Then it hits him. Why not have a Bigness Contest. He would surely win that...or would he??? This book is full of many issues that parents/teachers may enjoy discussing with children, like learning to love yourself, being different, etc. A humorous, simple story with a positive message.