This beautifully illustrated children’s book explores ‘what’s big?’ within our world. Through rhyme, author Douglas Florian, weaves a silly and entertaining story about a chubby, pink pig as he travels around the world. The story highlights the comparison between the concepts of big, bigger, and biggest. A math lesson where size comparison is investigated would be an ideal environment to use this book.
Here’s a snippet:
“What’s big? A pig is big. A pig is fat. A pig is bigger than my hat. What’s bigger than a pig? A cow. It’s bigger than a boar or sow. It’s bigger yesterday and now. What’s bigger than a cow? A car. It’s bigger than a cow by far. Inside a car a cow can squeeze. And drive a pig to town with ease. What’s bigger than a car? A truck. A truck can haul a car that’s stuck, that’s stuck in all the mud—bad luck. What’s bigger than a truck? (p. 1-10)”