"I'm a little bit bigger, not a little bit smaller. I'm a little bit taller—I'm growing Rolie up!"
If Rolie Polie Olie grows a little every day, when will he be big enough?
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Familiar characters star in all new adventures this season and a pair of companion volumes encourage wordplay. In William Joyce's Big Time Olie, the robot boy hero makes use of the "shrink-and-grow-a-lator" when his parents exclude him from activities because of his size. Olie gets unexpected results when he hits the wrong buttons on the machine.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Rolie Polie Olie is too small to go to Mount Big Ball and too big to jump on his bed eating ice cream. When he decides to use the "shrink-and-grow-a-lator," he becomes so small that his sister thinks he's a doll; next, he becomes so big that one jump puts him in outer space, and he winds up bruised, burned, and lonely. The family dog, with the help of mom and dad, helps Rolie get back to just the right size, and he decides that "I won't be in such a hurry to grow all Rolie up." The brightly colored characters, fashioned out of round balls, metal springs, and simple shapes, and the slightly futuristic, but somehow old-fashioned cartoon quality of the illustrations meet for a wonderfully playful effect. The spare, rhythmic text perfectly captures the conflicting desires of preschoolers to grow up and venture out, yet to be safe and close to home and family.
Shelley B. Sutherland, Niles Public Library District, IL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Shelley B. Sutherland, Niles Public Library District, IL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
A true luminary and creative spirit, William Joyce has put his personal stamp on children's media in every direction. His picture books include George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob and Santa Calls; he's won three Emmy awards for his Rolie Polie Olie animated series; developed character concepts for Toy Story and A Bug's Life; and his films include Robots and Meet the Robinsons. He's currently co-directing The Guardians for DREAMWORKS, and is producing The Leaf Men, based on his picturebook. He lives in Shreveport, LA, and is the founder of Moonbot Studios.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Olie Turns Huge,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Big Time Olie (Rolie Polie Olie) (Paperback)
I like this book so very much. I like it because it teaches young children a lesson. What happens in this book is that Olie was mad because his dad said he was not big enough big to eat ice cream on his bed and to young to see a movie with them. Olie then turned himself huge. Olie realized that being big wasn't fun. That day Olie realized that he'll grow someday, and it doesn't matter when. I recommend this book for a bed time story for the ages 4-7.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Big,Bigger,Biggest, Olie!,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Big Time Olie (Rolie Polie Olie) (Paperback)
The story Big Time Olie is about Olie who wants to get bigger because he isn't the right size for anything. Olie uses the shrink-and-grow-a-later to make him bigger. The problem is that he makes him self to big. Finally, his parents come and shrink him back to size. Olie learns he should be happy with his size. I think this is a great book for kids of all ages. I recommend this book to anyone who loves Rolie Polie Olie and his adventures.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Olie turns huge!,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Big Time Olie (Rolie Polie Olie) (Hardcover)
I love this book. I love it because it teaches children a lesson. It teaches them that you will grow up some day and it does not matter when. I recommend this book for the ages 4-7 because they will fall in love with it.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence:
Rolie Polie Olie was sizing up quite nicely. Read the first page New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Rolie Polie Olie was sizing up quite nicely. Read the first page New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
