Willems, M. (2013). A big guy took my ball. New York, NY. Hyperion Books for Children.
Piggie runs to Gerald his elephant friend to tell him that a big guy took his ball. Piggie is obviously upset and heartbroken over it that it makes Gerald really mad. He is so mad that he is determined to get the ball back from the big guy. When he discovers that the big guy is a whale, then he is to intimidated to get the ball back. The whale thanks them for finding his ball but is sad that nobody will play with him because he is too big. Gerald and Piggie make up a game of "whale ball" that has everyone playing together. In this Geisel Award winning book, this novel can be classified as fantasy because the animals are talking. Otherwise the characters are totally relatable because kids in all different sizes are on the playground. With hardly any description or even an illustration of setting and a very simple plot we rely on the characters to carry the book's content within their dialogue and facial expressions within the illustrations. The book does however have a universal theme of friendship, and "not judging a book by it's cover". This is a wonderful read especially for young and beginning readers.
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