In Peter H. Reynolds’s whimsical holiday story, young Roland learns that more isn’t always better — and rediscovers the magic of home.
Roland can’t wait for Christmas Day, and when the morning finally arrives he races downstairs to see what is waiting for him. What he sees stops him in his tracks. Could that tiny present really be what he had waited all year for? It has to be the smallest gift he had ever seen! So Roland wishes for something bigger . . . and bigger . . . and bigger. But he’s still convinced there must be a bigger gift somewhere in the universe. Will he know it when he sees it? Peter H. Reynolds’s spare, free-spirited illustrations and heartwarming text make this be-carefulwhat-you-wish-for story the perfect holiday gift.
Review
“Young Roland has high hopes for Christmas, judging by the size of his stocking. But when he bounds downstairs on Christmas morning, the world’s tiniest package awaits him. So he closes his eyes and wishes for a bigger gift—and presto, it is. But still not big enough. So, over and over, he wishes bigger, until he’s seeking the ultimate present on a rocket ship hurtling through space. It’s lonely out in the universe, and soon he wants nothing more than to be back at the speck visible through his telescope: home. Turns out, the best gift is family. This is a familiar picture-book theme—reminiscent of Patrick McDonnell’s The Gift of Nothing—but Reynolds’ spare illustrations, which are by turns funny and heartwarming, make this small book an ideal big gift for the holidays. Preschool-Grade 1.” Booklist
Author Biography
Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times best-selling illustrator who has created many acclaimed books for children. In addition to his Creatrilogy – “The Dot, Ish, "and "Sky Color” – he is the author-illustrator of “Rose's Garden, The North Star, " and "So Few of Me” and the illustrator of Megan McDonald's Judy Moody and Stink series. Born in Canada, Peter H. Reynolds now lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.
