Seamus is short, and from where he is standing, the world appears to
be made for tall people.
Seamus would give anything to be taller! One day, while playing dress-up
in his mother's closet, he finds a way to reach new heights.
With his mother's high-heeled shoes on, Seamus can suddenly reach
everything that was once too high: the top-floor elevator button, the
chocolate milk in the fridge, the TV remote and that horrid picture of
him as a baby. But when Seamus encounters problems that can't be solved
from a great height, he has to admit that sometimes being small just
isn't so bad.
Acclaimed picture book author Heather Hartt-Sussman brings a light touch
to this nuanced story about acceptance, resourcefulness and love,
complemented by the humor and beauty in Milan Pavlovic's colorful
paintings of Seamus's world -- where there are times to be tall and
times to be small.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story
and define the role of each in telling the story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between
illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a
story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and
challenges.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text;
summarize the text.
