Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming! [Hardcover]

Jez Alborough (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Although he is a mouse, Big Bro is a really big mouse and that makes everyone, including animals of all sizes, run when he arrives, in a rollicking tale of jungle fun.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A crew of animals learns that size is relative in this gleeful, impressively simple romp. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From School Library Journal

PreS. Word is out that rough, tough Big Bro is coming. The news spreads quickly through the jungle, sending all the animals into hiding. Finally, brave mouse volunteers to creep out and have a look, returning with the warning that he is indeed coming! When tiny mouse's older sibling appears, all the animals are humiliated. Nevertheless, the "Boo" that Big Bro roars manages to startle them all, and they concede to little mouse that he is indeed rough and tough. Large pages and big, bright illustrations in watercolor and ink make this humorous story a good read-aloud for storyhours.?Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library,
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (May 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763601306
• ISBN-13: 978-0763601300
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,682,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jez was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1959. He went to art school in Norwich and then set about entering the competitve world of children's books. Jez has now written and illustrated over thirty picture books for children, he was runner up of the 1985 Mother Goose Award with his first book Bare Bear. Jez lives in London with his Danish wife.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alborough has likely Caldecott candidate in "Big Bro", August 18, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming! (Hardcover)

Lively illustrations in bright colors, combined with an engaging and increasingly aniticipatory text, make Jez Alborough's "Watch out! Big Bro's coming!" an excellent candidate for a Caldecot nod.

Especially note-worthy is Alborough's use of varying perspective to enhance the reader's feeling of escape into the story. When little bro' comes running back toward his frightened friends who are hiding in the jungle underbrush, we are looking out from our hiding spot as well.

A fine book, and one which breaks from the current trend of picture books aimed more for adult buyers than juvenile readers. I read this for story hour the day I received it and the toddler crowd loved it.

Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You should read this book!, April 23, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming! (Paperback)

This book has good pictures. I think the title is cool. When the little mouse said boo it was funny. It was interesting because the animals are afraid of a little mouse. It was not really scary.

5.0 out of 5 stars Jez Alborough-Watch Out Big Bro's Coming, April 11, 2011

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This review is from: Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

I loved sharing Jez Alborough books with my children so much I continue to give them away as baby gifts. My children are now grown up and still remember their favorites especially Watch Out Big Bro's Coming.