A rhyming picture book about how sometimes it's not the biggest,
strongest, or the fastest, but the littlest who can get the job done!
"Charming, entertaining, and original, The Littlest Airplane is an
especially and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare
center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book
collections for children ages 4-7."
--Midwest Book Review
"This is a really cute story about a plane that is smaller than all the
others. He feels inferior because he can't do what the big planes can.
But when people get stuck in a storm and call for help, the big planes
are too big to land to rescue the people, the little plane can reach
them and he saves them. The illustrations were cute; I love the
expressiveness of the planes. . . 4 stars."
--Youth Services Book Review
"The text clearly stands out against Joseph's wonderful illustrations,
which work in tandem with the text to convey exactly what's happening in
the story. These scenes are big and colorful, making it easy to see all
aspects of the picture, even from a distance--perfect for story hours. .
. Altogether, Hartman has created another wonderful ride of a story. A
great rhyming read aloud for little learners to introduce different
types of planes and spot light the oft-forgotten bush plane."
--School Library Journal
"The story told in lilting rhyming text is brought to life in colorful
illustrations featuring personified airplanes with expressive faces and
beautiful Alaskan scenery. Facts about bush planes and a labeled diagram
of a plane appear in the back pages. Young children identify with being
small and wanting to be important. They will recognize this story as a
good companion to The Little Engine That Could."
--Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
"Alaska Northwest Books wings into spring with... The Littlest
Airplane by Brooke Hartman, illus. by John Joseph, in which a storm
necessitates calling a mighty little bush plane to rescue people stuck
on a mountain in the snow."
--Publishers Weekly, Spring 2022 Children's Sneak Previews
At a landing strip in the far north, a little bush plane watches quietly
as bigger, stronger, faster planes take off for adventure. But when a
storm hits and hikers are stranded on the mountain, who will come to the
rescue?
Told in rhyming verse with bright illustrations, The Littlest Airplane
soars high with heart and excitement.
