Small in the City

This is practically a wordless book. I love the artwork; it's gritty and rough and towering and it brings up feelings of being Small in New York. It's a great bit of art. There is beauty in the harsh lines. A girl is narrating the story for us telling us it's okay to feel small in the city, but we wi......more

I had only thus far read Sidewalk Flowers, illustrated by Sydney Smith, which I loved for the artwork, so I was eager to see the first picture book he has both written and illustrated. The art is stunning, the story at least initially about what it is like being small in a big city. Then we see it i......more

It doesn’t come up all that often that I have to review a picture book without giving away too much. Picture books are short by nature, and while they often contain twist endings, there are relatively few that draw out their endings in slow, patient reveals. But then, I don’t suppose that there are......more

4.5 stars. This is a lovely and unique story and one best read knowing nothing about. The story shows a little girl walking through the city, many pages are without text but the ones that have words describe the feeling of being a small being in a large and sometimes unfriendly city. The illustration......more

This one was not for me. I found it kind of depressing as a young boy wanders around a big city searching for his missing cat. The ambiguous ending, which leaves readers wondering about the cat's return, might not be the kind of thing you want children to read.......more