A big one and little one talk together. The little one is frustrated
because he wants to do something really big, even though he's still
small. The big one asks if he means something big like a mountain. No, a
mountain is too big. Big like an elephant? No, that's too gray. More
like a lighthouse by the sea, muses the boy, though not exactly. Father
and son take a walk by the ocean, and there something surprising and
deep and big occurs. Lyrical and gentle, Something Big is a touching
story about childhood, parenting, and experiences that repeat generation
after generation. Here the author beautifully grasps the tension between
a child's smallness and his ability to dream big dreams.