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Roaring Brook

9781626722569

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Children's, Picture Book

A Small Thing . . . but Big

By Tony Johnston, Illustrated by Hadley Hooper

It’s a practically perfect picture book: a small thing . . . but big.

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In this sweet and sincere story of facing fears, readers meet a young girl and an elderly man—both with anxieties to overcome.

Young Lizzie heads to the park with her mother. On their way in, the mother waves to an elderly man, spiffily dressed. He has a dog on a leash. Lizzie runs and plays—but…

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