Thursday, November 20, 2008

I'm The Biggest Thing In The Ocean

I'm The Biggest Thing In The Ocean
by: Kevin Sperry
Hardcover: 32 pages
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0803731929
Date: Dial 2007
Price: (without shipping) $11.55 USD as of the date of this posting
Where to buy: amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/)

We all know that one should not brag...oh wait...we all may not. Be that as it may this book is a terrific illustration of why not.

In it we meet a Giant Squid. It brags "I'm the biggest thing in the ocean!" Then proceeds to show us everything that it is indeed bigger than; shrimp, clams, various fish and other sea creatures. There is, isn't there always, something that it is not larger than and it meets this creature with perhaps predictable consequences.

The message is a simple one, when you brag, chances are that there is someone else better even than you and, it is fortunate that you don't live in the sea, you will look foolish for your bragging.

Content: 5/5
Illustrations: 5/5
Concept: 5/5
Quality: 5/5
Price: 5/5