I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean

I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean. written and illustrated by Kevin Sherry. 2007. on board pages. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.

Author/Illustrator Website: kevinsherryonline.com

Medium: watercolor and gouache

Awards and Honors: an E.B. White Award Finalist, a Marion Vannett Ridgway Honor Book

Audience:2 and up

Annotation:  
A giant squid swims gleefully about the ocean, noting everything that he is bigger than.

Personal Reaction: 
I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean is a silly and lighthearted book about a gleefully proud giant squid who proclaims himself the "biggest thing in the ocean"! The squid swims happily about pointing out all the other animals that he is bigger than: some shrimp, an octopus, some clams, a shark (shhh!). When the giant squid is swallowed by a whale, he is momentarily surprised, but hardly skips a beat. After assessing the other animals in the whales belly, he cheerfully proclaims, "I'm the biggest thing in this whale!".  

This fun tale is cheerfully illustrated in tones of green and turquoise. Sherry's repetitive text and cartoonish characters is sure to hold massive appeal to toddlers and preschoolers.