By Rob Biddulph (author) , Rob Biddulph (illustrator)
"Hugely heartwarming reminder that size isn’t everything"
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Nobody can do colour quite like the award-winning creator of the Draw with Rob lockdown phenomenon, and this watery tale is stunningly illustrated.
The intense aquamarine waters contrasting with dark purple stormy skies are spectacular and they are the perfect backdrop for the vivid technicolour underwater inhabitants. The clever design using a variety of layouts, from small vignettes against a white background to full colour pages really engage the reader and sweep the story along.
Gigantic is a tiny blue whale having difficulty in living up to his name and his brother Titan never lets him forget it with his cruel taunts. Titan cannot even accept that Gigantic has his own talents and gets jealous when his friends admire his siblings athletic diving and dancing with his tiny pals. Trying to prove he is better leads to a disastrous beaching and only the little whale and his friends working together can help rescue Titan, proving that the only size that matters is the size of your heart.
A lovely positive message told in lively rhyming text that flows as effortlessly as Gigantic’s leaps and dives and makes a perfect read aloud.
A powerful and standout sea-life story featuring one very small and determined blue whale from bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph Meet Gigantic, the smallest blue whale in the Atlantic.
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Dwarfed by the other whales, Gigantic keeps to himself, making new friends and perfecting his somersaults and flips in the bay. But one day when Gigantic’s brother, Titan, gets stuck on the sand, it’s down to Gigantic and his smallest sea creature friends to save the day. Can they show it’s possible to be tiny and tough?
A swimmingly good story about little fins and big hearts from bestselling author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph.
'Vibrant colours and characters plus rhyming text make it a delight to read aloud.' Huffington Post
'Joyful and uplifting. Superb.' Daily Mail
'Totally grrrrreat in every respect.' The Bookbag 'The rhyme is so skillful and pacey it could give the Gruffalo a run for its money.' Children's Books Ireland
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'Told in captivating rhyme, with plenty of jokes sprinkled through the text and illustrations, Biddulph's tale is a travelling adventure.' Time Out
Rob Biddulph is a bestselling and multi award-winning author/illustrator.
He was the official World Book Day Illustrator for 2019, 2020 and 2021. He is the author of many highly, acclaimed, award-winning picture books, including Blown Away, GRRRRR!, Odd Dog Out, Sunk, Kevin, Show and Tell, Dog Gone and the Dinosaur Juniors series.
In March 2020 he started #DrawWithRob, a series of twice-weekly draw-along videos designed to help parents whose children were forced to stay home from school due to the Covid 19 pandemic. #DrawWithRob became an internet sensation, garnering national and international media coverage, and has been used as a learning resource by thousands of families across the globe.
In 2020 he broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever online art class when 45,611 people tuned in to his live #DrawWithRob YouTube class. Before he became a full-time author/illustrator Rob was the art director of the Observer Magazine, NME, Uncut, SKY and Just Seventeen.
He lives in London with his wife and three daughters and hasn't given up hope that, maybe, one of them will go to an Arsenal match with him one day.
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A powerful and standout sea-life story featuring one very small and determined blue whale from bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph Meet Gigantic, the smallest blue whale in the Atlantic. Dwarfed by the other whales, Gigantic keeps to himself, making new friends and perfecting his somersaults and flips in the bay.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Gigantic and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Gigantic features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Star Books, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Gigantic was written by Rob Biddulph and published by HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Gigantic has 32 pages
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