Mr. Small (Mr. Men and Little Miss) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Mr. Small was very small..." (more)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan; Revised edition (September 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843178116
• ISBN-13: 978-0843178111
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 4.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read to Your Child to Improve Bonding and Intellect!, August 6, 2000

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Mr Small (Hardcover)

Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.

To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. Mr. Small was one of her picks.

My daughter was very small when she was younger, so this book interested her. What exactly did it mean to be small?

Mr. Small is so small that he makes even the smallest child seem like a giant. He is the size of a pin, and lives in a small house under a daisy in Mr. Robinson's garden. A large meal for him is half a pea, one crumb, and a drop of lemonade.

One day, he decided he wanted a job. So he went to see Mr. Robinson. That was difficult because he was so small. When he knocked on the door, Mr. Robinson did not hear him. And Mr. Small could not reach the doorbell. Luckily, the postman came along and rang the doorbell for him. Mr. Robinson almost didn't notice Mr. Small after opening the door.

Mr. Robinson was glad to help Mr. Small find a job, but things didn't work out well at first. Mr. Small fell into the mustard jars while filling them. He kept falling into candy jars while selling candy. He kept getting shut in match boxes while packing them with matches.

Finally, Mr. Robinson found just the right job for Mr. Small. . . . and you'll have to read the book to find out what it was. But you'll like the answer.

Overcome your misconceptions about what a small person can do well with this fascinating, imaginative story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind Mr Men book, November 24, 2006

By	Mike Beri - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't know why but this book is different than the rest. It's not that is bad or such but the way Mr. Hargreaves approaches the story of Mr. Small.
Mr. Small is the smallest person you've ever seen, or perhaps the smallest person you've never seen! Mr. Small goes to Mr. Robinson so he can find a job. After help from the mailman who rings the door for Mr. Small, he goes on a series of job failures until.... We find Mr. Small's job is actually being the subject of Roger Hargreaves story, MR. SMALL!

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr Small, June 16, 2002

By A Customer

Mr Small lives under a daisy, which I really like about him. Mr Small can't find a good job for himself, so he asked Mr Robinson to find him one. After trying four jobs, he gets his biography written by Roger Hargreaves.
I really like the first picture because he is carrying a pin bigger than him ...