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Vinney is frustrated about being one of the smallest children at school, but when he takes his mother's advice and thinks big for a day, he discovers that there are advantages to being small
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Text and illustrations copyright ©2005 by Nancy Carlson All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Carolrhoda Books, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Carolrhoda Books, Inc. A division of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carlson, Nancy. Think big! / by Nancy Carlson. p. cm. Summary: Vinney is frustrated about being one of the smallest children at school, but when he takes his mother’s advice and thinks big for a day, he discovers that there are advantages to being small. eISBN-10: 0–8225–6299–5 [1. Size—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Self-esteem—Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.C21665Th 2005 [E]—dc22 2003027200 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 – JR – 10 09 08 07 06 05
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When Vinney came home from school, Mom asked, “How was your day?” “Not so good,” said Vinney.
“On the way to school, George called me shrimp!”
“At the library, I couldn’t reach the chapter books.
The big kids took my four square ball at recess.”
“And the lunch lady didn’t even see me standing in line!
I’m so small, my teacher didn’t see me ra