"Hugely heartwarming reminder that size isn’t everything"
Nobody can do colour quite like the award-winning creator of the Draw with Rob lockdown phenomenon, and this watery tale is stunningly illustrated.
The intense aquamarine waters contrasting with dark purple stormy skies are spectacular and they are the perfect backdrop for the vivid technicolour underwater inhabitants. The clever design using a variety of layouts, from small vignettes against a white background to full colour pages really engage the reader and sweep the story along.
Gigantic is a tiny blue whale having difficulty in living up to his name and his brother Titan never lets him forget it with his cruel taunts. Titan cannot even accept that Gigantic has his own talents and gets jealous when his friends admire his siblings athletic diving and dancing with his tiny pals. Trying to prove he is better leads to a disastrous beaching and only the little whale and his friends working together can help rescue Titan, proving that the only size that matters is the size of your heart.
A lovely positive message told in lively rhyming text that flows as effortlessly as Gigantic’s leaps and dives and makes a perfect read aloud.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA powerful and standout sea-life story featuring one very small and determined blue whale from bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Rob BiddulphMeet Gigantic, the smallest blue whale in the Atlantic. Dwarfed by the other whales, Gigantic keeps to himself, making new friends and perfecting his somersaults and flips in the bay.But one day when Gigantic's brother, Titan, gets stuck on the sand, it's down to Gigantic and his smallest sea-creature friends to save the day.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Gigantic and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Gigantic features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Star Books, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 5+ readers
Board book, Hardback, Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. Pre-order. 3rd June 2027.
Gigantic was written by Rob Biddulph and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Gigantic has 14 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. Pre-order. 3rd June 2027.
