Big and Me
Miller, D. (2008). Big
and me. Australia: Ford Street
Publishing.
Genre: Children's Picture Storybook
Big's computer does not work as well as it should and
sometimes he goes wobbly. He makes poor decisions and that worries his friend.
Big gets some help from the Mechanic and is given truck medicine to help his
computer work better. Then Big feels fine and stops taking his medicine. Big
must stay in the workshop for a while until he gets better, and he does.
Miller uses the friendship of two trucks to approach the topic of having a friend, parent, or loved one with a mental illness.
Miller uses the friendship of two trucks to approach the topic of having a friend, parent, or loved one with a mental illness.
The metaphor (trucks in place of actual people) of Big and Me is a less threatening way to
discuss mental illness with children. Adults sharing the book have greater flexibility
in helping children to form a connection with the characters because there are no
gender/age/race character barriers.
The text is , some phrases are bold or
have special font to stress particular emotions. The illustrations do not show
a lot of emotion, so that is something to keep in mind when sharing the book
with children.
easy to understand
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