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When Stella Was Very, Very Small |  | Creator: Marie-Louise Gay
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 9.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0888999062
EAN: 9780888999061
Publication Date: July 14, 2009
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Product Description
Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love her Stella books. Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella’s imagination? What did Stella look like when she was small? How did Stella come to be the big sister to Sam? Although Gay didn’t know what she would find when she started to explore Stella’s childhood, she soon realized that when Stella was very small, she saw the world in her own unique way — with wonder, curiosity, and the sense that everything is possible. Evocative watercolors and imaginative text make this one of the most endearing entries in the series.
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This book will appeal to children age 3 and up February 22, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"When Stella Was Very, Very Small" is the latest in the author's series of Stella books, exploring the growing imaginative world view of a little girl. When Stella was very, very small, the world seems immense, magical, and filled with mysterious events and creatures. Words on a page are like ants to her because she cannot understand or read them, but she can hear and understand the stories of trees at night as she is going to bed. so much in Stella's world has changed, or become more understandable as she has grown, but she retains her curiosity and her unique ability to imagine herself and her world differently. She has the lucky chance to be able to teach some of her thoughts and stories to her little brother, Sam, because a part os her still remembers and values the time and experiences "When Stella Was Very, Very Small." Beautiful, delicate water color illustrations lend depth to the fantasy and whimsical elements of "When Stella Was Very, Very Small." This book will appeal to children age 3 and up.
This was a charming look at life from the eyes of a very, very small child! November 28, 2009
D. Fowler (Vermont)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When Stella was just a little thing, she saw things differently than everyone else. She had beautiful curly red hair and didn't look at all like a turtle, but when she was "very, very small, she thought she was a turtle." She pretended she was a goldfish, but when she crawled around on the floor BOW WOW . . . she was a dog. Now being a dog was the most fun of all. She was such a tiny thing that when she got up on the back of the couch "she could see the whole world" and it was very big. She wasn't able to do a lot of things, but she was pretty good at racing "against her rubber ducks in the enormous Olympic-sized pool" in the bathroom.
Stella was a very good artist and her butterflies looked nice on the wall. She wasn't big enough to read and "words looked like ants running off the pages." When she was out walking in the grass chasing bumble bees and dragonflies, it was just like being in a jungle. The big orange kitty cat looked like "a ferocious man-eating tiger." It was soooo interesting being very, very small, but when she got big things started to look a bit different. Growing up was lots of fun and Stella was starting to see things in a different light!
This was a charming look at life from the eyes of a very, very small child. This is a very imaginative story and it brought a few smiles to my face. The story suddenly flip flops and we see Stella as a "big girl" who looks at life in a new and magical way. I loved the "pretend," the "imagination" and the adventure in this adorable tale. If you have a little one, this is the perfect tale to read when you cuddle up in a chair or rocker!
Imaginative and Magical September 28, 2009
JBebe
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is absolutely adorable. It is the story of Stella, an adorable little redhead, and her world. It is a beautifully-illustrated tale of how young children view their world. Stella's sandbox was a desert, her backyard was a tropical jungle, her bathtub was an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and her house was very, VERY big. As she grows, her perspective of her world changes and she gets to help her little brother, Sam, experience the world as she did.
This book is so imaginative. The colorful, sketch-like drawings were definitely my favorite part. They remind me of the cute illustrations in Humphrey's Bedtime (Owlet Book), also an adorable children's book.
I haven't read any of the other Stella books (Stella, Princess of the Sky, Stella, Fairy of the Forest, etc.), but I will be sure to check them out after reading this beautiful book about a child's magical adventures. I highly recommend this book!
WOW, I love this book August 17, 2009
Howard W. Meister (Laguna Beach, CA United States)
Maybe because my daughter is "Stella" or just because the artwork is so incredible but either way I love it!
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