You Are (Not) Small

Winner of the 2015 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, this animated adaptation of husband and wife author Anna Kang and illustrator Christopher Weyant's 2014 picture book features narration by Weyant, Michael Crouch, and Emily Eiden. In this simply drawn ink-and-watercolor story, a large orangey bear-like creature tells a littler purplish bear-like creature “You are small,” which earns the retort “I am not small, you are big.” Orange and Purple soon realize that having similarly-sized friends doesn't make for concrete evidence on either side. And the arrival of a parachuting pink smaller bear-like creature and an absolutely enormous blue one (viewers can only see its legs) add a twist—although the group eventually finds universal common ground. Bonus features include a read-along option, and a featurette with Kang and Weyant. Recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)