The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Ellis, Sarah

Big Ben

32 pp. | Fitzhenry | December, 2001 | Trade ISBN 1-55041-679-0 $$15.95

(2) PS Illustrated by Kim LaFave. Ben's big brother Joe and sister Robin bring home report cards from school, but "Ben is a little kid in preschool. There are no subjects in preschool." His siblings create a report card on the computer with all Ben's best subjects--from "Feeding the Cat" to "Whistling." Zippy black lines and slashes of color show Ben first apart from the big kids, then brightening when he receives his glowing marks.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2002