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丿乇 賴乇 卮乇丕蹖胤蹖 丿賵爻鬲鬲 丿丕乇賲
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28 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Debi Gliori
208听books128听followersDebi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish author and illustrator of children's books.
She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards.
She is the author/illustrator of many books for children including Mr Bear, the winner of a Children's Book Award. She is best known for her black comedy Pure Dead series for older children, which display strong elements of family lives amid dark and fantasy-based plots.
She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards.
She is the author/illustrator of many books for children including Mr Bear, the winner of a Children's Book Award. She is best known for her black comedy Pure Dead series for older children, which display strong elements of family lives amid dark and fantasy-based plots.
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January 2, 2016
Small was feeling grim and grumpy.
A parent fox and a child fox live in a house together. They are named "Large" and "Small." Small has a temper tantrum which overturns furniture and knocks paintings out of alignment, and when Large asks what's wrong, Small expresses worry that Large doesn't love Small at all. Large assures Small this is not the case. Small tests this by asking
"If I were a grumpy grizzly bear,
would you still love me?
Would you still care?"
"Of course," said Large.
"Bear or not,
I'd always love you no matter what."
The picture shows Large bringing a baby bear soup and a hamburger while it gnaws on bones.
"But if I turned into a squishy bug,
would you still love me and give me a hug?"
The picture shows a gigantic bug sitting at the table slurping up soup through its proboscis.
"Of course," said Large.
"Bug or not,
I'd always love you, no matter what."
This shows Large reading the gigantic bug a bedtime story.
Small is in the bath.
"No matter WHAT?"
said Small with a smile.
"What if I were
a crocodile?"
We see now that a crocodile has taken Small's place in the bathtub. Large extends a hand, holding out Small's toothbrush and toothpaste.
"I'd still hold you close and snug and tight,
and tuck you up in bed each night."
We see Large and the crocodile in the swamp, Large is giving the huge crocodile a good-night kiss.
"But does love wear out?
Does it break or bend?
Can you fix or patch it?
Does it mend?"
We see Small sadly holding a broken toy.
"With time together, a smile, and a kiss -
love can be mended with things like this."
We see Small sitting on Large's lap, Large is helping to fix the toy.
"But what about when you're far away?
Does your love go too, or does it stay?"
Large has fallen asleep while reading to Small.
"Look up at the stars.
They're far, far away.
But their light reaches us
at the end of each day.
It's like that with love -
we may be close, we may be far,
but our love still surrounds us...
wherever we are."
...
THE GOOD:
- Large and Small are completely genderless. This makes the story fit with any kind of parent/child or grandparent/child or relative/child or grown-up/child pairing you might have upon reading it.
- The illustrations. Although they are not beautiful (I'm very picky), Gliori's little touches are priceless.
There's a butcher's diagram of a sheep on the wall, Small owns a fat stuffed bunny, the characters use candelabras even though their house is wired for electricity, they have fat bunny salt and pepper shakers on the table, they have a wood-burning stove, they have a The Fox and The Grapes illustration (from Aesop's Fables) on their wall as art, they have a sheep pen and a duck pond... etc. etc.
Just cute little foxy touches that make the story that much better, more interesting, and more enjoyable.
- The message is cute, and I always enjoy when characters shape-shift in order to test parent's love.
THE BAD:
- The illustrations aren't as pretty as I like them. (Nitpick)
- The summary for this book claims that this book deals in grief and/or the death of a loved one due to this passage:
"But what about when you're far away?
Does your love go too, or does it stay?"
"Look up at the stars.
They're far, far away.
But their light reaches us
at the end of each day.
It's like that with love -
we may be close, we may be far,
but our love still surrounds us...
wherever we are."
Sigh. I didn't see this as a grief/death thing at all, instead I interpreted it as a "someone's moved away" scenario. I guess you could be very liberal with your interpretation and see this as dealing with grief/death, but it's not explicit enough for me and this does NOT count as a "help your child cope with grief" book for me at all.
Tl;dr - This book is very lauded. I thought it was pretty good, especially the little touches Gliori makes on the illustrations. However, for grief books I'd look elsewhere.
Ages 0-4.
A parent fox and a child fox live in a house together. They are named "Large" and "Small." Small has a temper tantrum which overturns furniture and knocks paintings out of alignment, and when Large asks what's wrong, Small expresses worry that Large doesn't love Small at all. Large assures Small this is not the case. Small tests this by asking
"If I were a grumpy grizzly bear,
would you still love me?
Would you still care?"
"Of course," said Large.
"Bear or not,
I'd always love you no matter what."
The picture shows Large bringing a baby bear soup and a hamburger while it gnaws on bones.
"But if I turned into a squishy bug,
would you still love me and give me a hug?"
The picture shows a gigantic bug sitting at the table slurping up soup through its proboscis.
"Of course," said Large.
"Bug or not,
I'd always love you, no matter what."
This shows Large reading the gigantic bug a bedtime story.
Small is in the bath.
"No matter WHAT?"
said Small with a smile.
"What if I were
a crocodile?"
We see now that a crocodile has taken Small's place in the bathtub. Large extends a hand, holding out Small's toothbrush and toothpaste.
"I'd still hold you close and snug and tight,
and tuck you up in bed each night."
We see Large and the crocodile in the swamp, Large is giving the huge crocodile a good-night kiss.
"But does love wear out?
Does it break or bend?
Can you fix or patch it?
Does it mend?"
We see Small sadly holding a broken toy.
"With time together, a smile, and a kiss -
love can be mended with things like this."
We see Small sitting on Large's lap, Large is helping to fix the toy.
"But what about when you're far away?
Does your love go too, or does it stay?"
Large has fallen asleep while reading to Small.
"Look up at the stars.
They're far, far away.
But their light reaches us
at the end of each day.
It's like that with love -
we may be close, we may be far,
but our love still surrounds us...
wherever we are."
...
THE GOOD:
- Large and Small are completely genderless. This makes the story fit with any kind of parent/child or grandparent/child or relative/child or grown-up/child pairing you might have upon reading it.
- The illustrations. Although they are not beautiful (I'm very picky), Gliori's little touches are priceless.
There's a butcher's diagram of a sheep on the wall, Small owns a fat stuffed bunny, the characters use candelabras even though their house is wired for electricity, they have fat bunny salt and pepper shakers on the table, they have a wood-burning stove, they have a The Fox and The Grapes illustration (from Aesop's Fables) on their wall as art, they have a sheep pen and a duck pond... etc. etc.
Just cute little foxy touches that make the story that much better, more interesting, and more enjoyable.
- The message is cute, and I always enjoy when characters shape-shift in order to test parent's love.
THE BAD:
- The illustrations aren't as pretty as I like them. (Nitpick)
- The summary for this book claims that this book deals in grief and/or the death of a loved one due to this passage:
"But what about when you're far away?
Does your love go too, or does it stay?"
"Look up at the stars.
They're far, far away.
But their light reaches us
at the end of each day.
It's like that with love -
we may be close, we may be far,
but our love still surrounds us...
wherever we are."
Sigh. I didn't see this as a grief/death thing at all, instead I interpreted it as a "someone's moved away" scenario. I guess you could be very liberal with your interpretation and see this as dealing with grief/death, but it's not explicit enough for me and this does NOT count as a "help your child cope with grief" book for me at all.
Tl;dr - This book is very lauded. I thought it was pretty good, especially the little touches Gliori makes on the illustrations. However, for grief books I'd look elsewhere.
Ages 0-4.
May 1, 2017
This was sweet reading at bed time. Indy was in trouble with his dad at bed time and was sensitive and chastised. Mum had to smooth the waters (don't I always) and we read this together. He liked it. It was a simple I love you no matter what you do/who you are scenario. Lucky mum is there for cuddles when grumpy dad isn't!
July 29, 2017
Love and care cannot be presented better than in this one.
A baby fox asks his fox Mom if she loves him or not.
What she replies brings smile on my face every time I read the title.
A baby fox asks his fox Mom if she loves him or not.
What she replies brings smile on my face every time I read the title.
August 12, 2022
Apie bes膮lygin臋 t臈v懦 meil臋 vaikams. Noras pasakyti vaikams, kad t臈vai juos myl臈s, kad ir kas benutikt懦.
June 12, 2018
艩i膮 knygel臋 jau skai膷iau antr膮 kart膮. Na tokia miela, tokia gra啪i ir jauki ji man. Toks trumputis pasakojimas, gal net ne pasakojimas, bet trumputis pokalbis tarp ma啪ylio ir jo mamos. Knygel臈, kuri膮 verta atsiversti ir dar ir dar kart膮 paskaityti. "Myl臈siu tave, kad ir kas nutikt懦".
June 6, 2023
Labai 拧velni pasaka apie tikr膮 meil臋... tarp mamos ir vaiko 鉂わ笍
May 22, 2020
Such an emotional book. I feel it in my heart everytime I read it . Such a simple message for children. " I will love you no matter what"
September 9, 2019
Scots children's author and illustrator Debi Gliori - best known for her series of adorable picture-books featuring Mr. Bear, and for her series of spooky middle-grade fantasies about the Strega-Borgia family, which began with
- also happens to be the author of my all-time favorite reassurance tale, No Matter What. When Small, a little fox who feels "grim and grumpy," wrecks the living room, Large knows something is wrong, and a back-and-forth exchange begins, with Small posing a series of questions: Would Large still love her, if she were a bear? What about a squishy bug? The answer, of course, is always that Large will love her, "no matter what!"
Like so many books of its kind, from to , this is a story meant to reassure young children, to teach them that parental love is unconditional, and won't be withdrawn because they make a mistake, move away, or grow up. Unlike some of these other titles, however, Gliori's No Matter What is deliberately vague, when it comes to the gender of both parent and child - no pronouns, other than "you" are used in the text, and the illustrations are inconclusive - meaning that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways: as a mother-son, a mother-daughter, father-son, or father-daughter story, depending. The rhyming text itself is simple and sweet, making for a good read-aloud, and the adorable illustrations are colorful and appealing. All in all, it's a winner, and one I highly recommend to anyone looking for this type of story.
Like so many books of its kind, from to , this is a story meant to reassure young children, to teach them that parental love is unconditional, and won't be withdrawn because they make a mistake, move away, or grow up. Unlike some of these other titles, however, Gliori's No Matter What is deliberately vague, when it comes to the gender of both parent and child - no pronouns, other than "you" are used in the text, and the illustrations are inconclusive - meaning that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways: as a mother-son, a mother-daughter, father-son, or father-daughter story, depending. The rhyming text itself is simple and sweet, making for a good read-aloud, and the adorable illustrations are colorful and appealing. All in all, it's a winner, and one I highly recommend to anyone looking for this type of story.
May 2, 2013
I read this book today while sitting in the doctors surgery to my son. I had never heard of it before, i am surprised because it is such a lovely book. When I got home the first thing i did was order it.
It is about acceptance & love, no matter what. So beautiful for a childrens book, a lovely way to show your child about love and acceptance from a young age. Just what you want to instill in your child. The last few pages were so heartfelt. Absolutely adored this book, I plan on recommending it and telling all my friends with children about it.
It is about acceptance & love, no matter what. So beautiful for a childrens book, a lovely way to show your child about love and acceptance from a young age. Just what you want to instill in your child. The last few pages were so heartfelt. Absolutely adored this book, I plan on recommending it and telling all my friends with children about it.
February 8, 2021
After the death of a relative,my kid has always been very tensed about death.'what will happen when her dear ones will die' was a question in loop.And the book explains in a language they can understand no matter what they will always be loved鉂わ笍
November 5, 2017
This book was just ok for me. It was basically a contemporary mix of the well loved books such as: Guess How Much I Love You, and, The Runaway Bunny. Although I was able to appreciate a newer, similar version of the classical children's books, I just wasn't a fan of how the author called the mom "Large" and the child, "Little." It felt awkward and I felt like it took away the emotional attachment we were suppose to feel between the mom and her child.
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October 2, 2020丌禺 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘.
亘丕賴丕卮 丿乇 蹖讴
Love-hate relationship
赖爻鬲賲.
丕诏乇 乇賵夭蹖 亘賮賴賲賲 讴賴 趩乇丕貙 丨鬲賲丕賸 丕賵囟丕毓 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賴爻鬲 亘賴鬲乇 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿.
亘丕賴丕卮 丿乇 蹖讴
Love-hate relationship
赖爻鬲賲.
丕诏乇 乇賵夭蹖 亘賮賴賲賲 讴賴 趩乇丕貙 丨鬲賲丕賸 丕賵囟丕毓 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賴爻鬲 亘賴鬲乇 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿.
March 15, 2020
Su savo keturmete prie拧 mieg膮 kei膷iu 拧ios knygos tekst膮. Pagrindinis veik臈jas mano versijoje visuomet t臈tis lapinas, o ne mama. To reikalauja dukra.
Knyga jai kelia 拧iltas ir geras emocijas, tad savaime suprantama, kad knyg膮 vertinu labai gerai. Patikinimas, kad t臈tis myl臈s visada, pasakomas 拧ios knygos pagalba, yra labai veiksmingas. Ir t膮 matau i拧 vakarini懦 apsikabinim懦 prie拧 mieg膮.
Rekomenduoju tiems, kurie nemoka pasakyti myliu ar kitaip reik拧ti jausm懦. Knyga pad臈s tai padaryti.
Knyga jai kelia 拧iltas ir geras emocijas, tad savaime suprantama, kad knyg膮 vertinu labai gerai. Patikinimas, kad t臈tis myl臈s visada, pasakomas 拧ios knygos pagalba, yra labai veiksmingas. Ir t膮 matau i拧 vakarini懦 apsikabinim懦 prie拧 mieg膮.
Rekomenduoju tiems, kurie nemoka pasakyti myliu ar kitaip reik拧ti jausm懦. Knyga pad臈s tai padaryti.
August 24, 2022
Paprastai, bet labai ai拧kiai ir suprantamai ikimokyklinio am啪iaus, gal net ir pradinukui apie bes膮lygin臋 t臈v懦 meil臋 vaikams. Labai patiko!
June 14, 2024
Labai miela knygel臈, buvo i拧spausta pora a拧ar懦 renkant dovan臈l臋 draug懦 dukrai 馃槃
July 6, 2020
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January 15, 2014
A simple yet well-written rhyming book exploring the idea of unconditional love. 鈥楽mall鈥� an anxious, grim and grumpy character who is feeling unloved is comforted by 鈥楲arge鈥� that he is loved. Small poses many scenario questions 鈥榳hat if I was..鈥� to Large who replies each time 鈥業鈥檒l always love you, no matter what鈥�. The storey also touches on everlasting love and bereavement when Large tells Small that love carries on when someone dies. The comparison of love after death, to a star that still shines bright even though it died long ago is a lovely example and way to explain everlasting love to younger children. The stars feature heavily in the illustrations too remind those who have read it before how stars are always there, just sometimes we can鈥檛 see them. I really like the simplicity of the storey getting straight to the point of putting big worries (particularly about love) to rest. I also really like the idea that the two characters are merely a small character and a larger one, the relationship could be any number of things, small and their: mother, father, older sibling, cousin, grandparent, friend or foster parent/ carer. It is not necessarily a mum with unconditional love it鈥檚 all the people in smalls life. I think this makes the storey more accessible to many more children who have a less conventional home life. A good book for reading to a class particularly for use in PSHE or RE and would work well from reception.
August 14, 2015
There are some books which absolutely touch my heart and bring tears to my eyes. While No Matter What is a classic parent/child love story, it鈥檚 the last two pages (about love existing no matter what) which choke me up, night after night.
There are so many reasons I love this book, but I have to say, the major reason is this: this book isn鈥檛 parent/caregiver/child specific. It鈥檚 about love. The characters are 鈥淟arge鈥� and 鈥淪mall,鈥� so this book could be about grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, two moms, two dads, etc. It鈥檚 just about feeling safe, loved, secure, and warm.
We鈥檝e been reading this book every night (renewed it from the library) and asked for it for my son鈥檚 birthday! It鈥檚 a classic bedtime book, and a springboard for discussion on behavior and love. I鈥檓 excited to go read more of Debi Gliori鈥檚 work!
There are so many reasons I love this book, but I have to say, the major reason is this: this book isn鈥檛 parent/caregiver/child specific. It鈥檚 about love. The characters are 鈥淟arge鈥� and 鈥淪mall,鈥� so this book could be about grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, two moms, two dads, etc. It鈥檚 just about feeling safe, loved, secure, and warm.
We鈥檝e been reading this book every night (renewed it from the library) and asked for it for my son鈥檚 birthday! It鈥檚 a classic bedtime book, and a springboard for discussion on behavior and love. I鈥檓 excited to go read more of Debi Gliori鈥檚 work!
January 15, 2013
No Matter What is a lovely book to read to young children about being loved for who you are.
It explains the worries of a young fox having his family fall out of love with him. However his Mother explains to him that no matter what animal he turns into he will still be loved. He also questions how long love lasts for and although his Mum explains that she can't quite answer that she uses a lovely metaphor to explain that love is ever lasting.
This book would be ideal for a PSHE lesson to cover worries of a child of similar issues.
It explains the worries of a young fox having his family fall out of love with him. However his Mother explains to him that no matter what animal he turns into he will still be loved. He also questions how long love lasts for and although his Mum explains that she can't quite answer that she uses a lovely metaphor to explain that love is ever lasting.
This book would be ideal for a PSHE lesson to cover worries of a child of similar issues.
April 5, 2017
Read this as work the other day and it put a big smile on my face. Just adorable and I love the bright, colourful illustrations!
November 16, 2024
Very sweet and meaningful 鉁笍馃
April 10, 2025
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March 16, 2025
Omul墨ga un m墨募a gr膩mata k膩 silts apsk膩viens pirms gul膿tie拧anas.
"K膩 zvaigznes piestaro bezgal墨bu, t膩pat nekad nebeigsies m墨lest墨ba."
Sirsn墨gs st膩sts, kas 膷ukst aus墨 鈥� tu esi m墨l膿ts vienm膿r un visur!馃挄
"K膩 zvaigznes piestaro bezgal墨bu, t膩pat nekad nebeigsies m墨lest墨ba."
Sirsn墨gs st膩sts, kas 膷ukst aus墨 鈥� tu esi m墨l膿ts vienm膿r un visur!馃挄
March 3, 2008
Picture books that are reassuring can help soothe a child, help them know that they are loved鈥搊r should be loved. I think they can have great benefit. No Matter What by Debi Gliori is one of those books.
My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
鈥淚鈥檓 grim and grumpy,鈥� said little Small,
鈥渁nd I don鈥檛 think you love me at all.鈥�
鈥淥h Small,鈥� said Large, 鈥済rumpy or not,
I鈥檒l always love you, no matter what.鈥�
鈥淚f I were a grumpy grizzly bear,
would you still love me?
Would you still care?
鈥淥f course,鈥� said Large. 鈥淏ear or not,
I鈥檇 always love you, no matter what.鈥�
鈥揘o Matter What by Debi Gliori, p. 5-8.
We all need to know that we鈥檙e loved and cherished, and to know that we鈥檙e unconditionally loved. This is especially important for young children, who, at a certain age, can鈥檛 hear it enough. No Matter What helps reassure the reader that they will be loved, no matter how they feel or act. This 2008 edition is a chubby board book, one where the pages will withstand a lot of use.
The little fox in this book starts out feeling grumpy when her/his parent is on the phone, ignoring her/him, and this sets the stage for the little fox to ask for reassurance and to find out that she/he will be loved, no matter what. Gliori鈥檚 (The Snow Lambs, Pure Dead Magic) rhyming text is sweet and reassuring; the parent fox always has a loving, reassuring answer to give the child. The first two examples are easy to see why a child might feel they need reassurance that they鈥檒l still be loved鈥揻eeling awful and/or acting out when feeling grumpy or angry (grim and grumpy, and grumpy and grizzly bear). The next two examples were not as immediately clear to me, and didn鈥檛 feel as strongly written. After some thought, I realized that 鈥渟quishy bug鈥� and the child worrying if they鈥檒l still get a hug might mean if the child was feeling unlovable鈥揵ut I wish that connection were stronger. Still, a child needing reassurance that they will still be loved is a universal need.
One section stopped me short while reading, since it felt un-childlike, and in a different tone than the rest of the book, almost formal: 鈥淏ut does love wear out? Does it break or bend? Can you fix it or patch it? Does it mend?鈥� I would have preferred the text to flow more easily. Still, all the answers are reassuring, and answer questions that many children may not even be able to express鈥搒uch as knowing that the parent will still love the child, even if they are away from them.
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My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
鈥淚鈥檓 grim and grumpy,鈥� said little Small,
鈥渁nd I don鈥檛 think you love me at all.鈥�
鈥淥h Small,鈥� said Large, 鈥済rumpy or not,
I鈥檒l always love you, no matter what.鈥�
鈥淚f I were a grumpy grizzly bear,
would you still love me?
Would you still care?
鈥淥f course,鈥� said Large. 鈥淏ear or not,
I鈥檇 always love you, no matter what.鈥�
鈥揘o Matter What by Debi Gliori, p. 5-8.
We all need to know that we鈥檙e loved and cherished, and to know that we鈥檙e unconditionally loved. This is especially important for young children, who, at a certain age, can鈥檛 hear it enough. No Matter What helps reassure the reader that they will be loved, no matter how they feel or act. This 2008 edition is a chubby board book, one where the pages will withstand a lot of use.
The little fox in this book starts out feeling grumpy when her/his parent is on the phone, ignoring her/him, and this sets the stage for the little fox to ask for reassurance and to find out that she/he will be loved, no matter what. Gliori鈥檚 (The Snow Lambs, Pure Dead Magic) rhyming text is sweet and reassuring; the parent fox always has a loving, reassuring answer to give the child. The first two examples are easy to see why a child might feel they need reassurance that they鈥檒l still be loved鈥揻eeling awful and/or acting out when feeling grumpy or angry (grim and grumpy, and grumpy and grizzly bear). The next two examples were not as immediately clear to me, and didn鈥檛 feel as strongly written. After some thought, I realized that 鈥渟quishy bug鈥� and the child worrying if they鈥檒l still get a hug might mean if the child was feeling unlovable鈥揵ut I wish that connection were stronger. Still, a child needing reassurance that they will still be loved is a universal need.
One section stopped me short while reading, since it felt un-childlike, and in a different tone than the rest of the book, almost formal: 鈥淏ut does love wear out? Does it break or bend? Can you fix it or patch it? Does it mend?鈥� I would have preferred the text to flow more easily. Still, all the answers are reassuring, and answer questions that many children may not even be able to express鈥搒uch as knowing that the parent will still love the child, even if they are away from them.
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January 17, 2013
This is a beautiful and heart -warming story about the importance and conditions of love. It is about a young fox called Small who is worried that his family could eventually stop loving him. He shows his fears and frustrations by banging and making a racket until his understanding mother asks him what the problem is. Small explains to his mother Large that he is afraid that love can 鈥榬un out鈥�. She explains that she will love him 鈥榥o matter what鈥�. Small questions this by suggesting a number of conditions to test her love such as would Large still love him if he was a bear or a crocodile etc. The wonderful illustrations help bring the message to life that no matter our differences we are still loved and that love will never die. The underlying message is also related to bereavement and whether love can continue after death. A reference to how stars still shine when they die is a lovely way to deal with this issue in a child friendly way. The story uses simple language and is portrayed in a gentle rhythmic way. This story would be a good resource to explain bereavement and could be used in KYS1 for the subjects of PSHE or RE.
July 5, 2015
I love this book. I bought as an Easter gift for my 1 year old as he's not a massive fan of chocolate but he loves books.
The story is a conversation between Large (a mummy/daddy/guardian fox) and Small (the child). Neither character is sexed so it could be any parent and child relationship which I think is very universal. I do voices for the characters when I read this - Small has a little squeaky voice and Large a gentle calm voice. My son finds this funny and checks it is me doing the voices. Their conversation is Small questioning Large's love and Large reassuring Small that "No matter what" Large will always love Small.
My son loves the beautiful pictures. They are bright and beautifully drawn and each page has a lot of detail. The last page has embossed silver stars that shimmer.
He often picks this book for his bedtime story. It's a lovely story to read before bed to make a young child feel safe and no that no matter what their large will love them.
The story is a conversation between Large (a mummy/daddy/guardian fox) and Small (the child). Neither character is sexed so it could be any parent and child relationship which I think is very universal. I do voices for the characters when I read this - Small has a little squeaky voice and Large a gentle calm voice. My son finds this funny and checks it is me doing the voices. Their conversation is Small questioning Large's love and Large reassuring Small that "No matter what" Large will always love Small.
My son loves the beautiful pictures. They are bright and beautifully drawn and each page has a lot of detail. The last page has embossed silver stars that shimmer.
He often picks this book for his bedtime story. It's a lovely story to read before bed to make a young child feel safe and no that no matter what their large will love them.
March 19, 2014
A great book to help reassure anxious or insecure children that their parents love is unconditional and no matter what, they will always be loved and cared for.
I would recommend this book for use within a Reception or KS1 classroom as it would be a great tool to help vulnerable children who may be suffering with anxiety to feel more calm and secure in their environment and within themselves. It may also be great just to remind children of how important they are.
Also, this book includes the issue of death and the possible death of a parent and this is something that any child would struggle with immensely and so it is great that there are books such as this one to remind children and help them with such difficult concepts and scenarios.
I would recommend this book for use within a Reception or KS1 classroom as it would be a great tool to help vulnerable children who may be suffering with anxiety to feel more calm and secure in their environment and within themselves. It may also be great just to remind children of how important they are.
Also, this book includes the issue of death and the possible death of a parent and this is something that any child would struggle with immensely and so it is great that there are books such as this one to remind children and help them with such difficult concepts and scenarios.
June 23, 2012
This is a lovely book that depicts the importance of a family's love. The little fox referred to as Small in the story wants to know will his mother love him no matter what he was. He uses different animals such as a bear, crocodile, bug etc. And his mother tells him she would love him no matter what he was like.
It is a really nice story for EYFS / KS1. It has lovely rhyming language throughout which would help develop children's speech from an early age. It would be great in a Circle time session talking about the importance of love in a family and that they will love you no matter what.
It is a beautiful story that I would highly recommend.
It is a really nice story for EYFS / KS1. It has lovely rhyming language throughout which would help develop children's speech from an early age. It would be great in a Circle time session talking about the importance of love in a family and that they will love you no matter what.
It is a beautiful story that I would highly recommend.
November 25, 2018
I love this book, it has a great story line and a lovely moral for children! I would definitely use this book in a KS1 classroom linking strongly with PSHE looking into families and acceptance. Discussions in circle time could be used where we throw a football around student to student where each child says something that the love about themselves. Looking at how we all have different qualities.
I would also use this cross-curricular in art where we can take inspiration from the illustrations of the book.
I would also use this cross-curricular in art where we can take inspiration from the illustrations of the book.
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April 4, 2017This is an adorable read-aloud for your own children or a class. It is fun to go through the emotions and the humorous comparisons to other animals and behaviors.
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