The endearing cover and delightful endpapers set the scene beautifully for this tender picture book about welcoming a new baby and growing up. This is a humorous story where a little girl “literally” imagines all sorts of different scenarios as she is told she is a big girl now.
The building crescendo in tone, from amused imaginings about the quirky benefits of being big to anxious thoughts about fitting in anywhere, is skilfully realised through the spare text written in the first-person voice and the visual focus on the main character throughout. The child’s voice is authentic and heart-felt and the final sequence is sensitively and satisfyingly handled through to the last page and line.