Book
Big boys cry / Jonty Howley.
As they walk to his new school, a frightened Levi and his father learn that it is okay for big boys to cry.
Record details
- ISBN: 1524773204
- ISBN: 9781524773205
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Crying > Juvenile fiction. First day of school > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | GRO JP Howle | 31681020156535 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A reimagining of a world where boys are encouraged to express the full range of their emotions depicts a little boy, who after receiving advice to act fearlessly on the first day of school makes important discoveries when the grown men he encounters honestly express their own feelings. A first picture book. - Random House, Inc.
Let boys cry! This picture book imagines a world in which boys are encouraged to express their full range of emotions.
It's Levi's first day at a new school, and he's scared. His father tries to comfort Levi by telling him "Big boys don't cry." Though the father immediately understands his misstep, he can't find the words to comfort his son, and Levi leaves for school, still in need of reassurance.
Fortunately, along his walk to school, Levi sees instance after instance of grown men openly expressing their sadness and fear. His learned mantra, "Big boys don't cry," slowly weakens, and by the time he's at school he releases a tear. Once he's there, things aren't so bad after all, and on his walk home he sees everyone he's encountered earlier, feeling better now that they expressed their emotions. Upon his arrival home, he finds his father waiting for him on their porch, tears in his eyes. His father is able to admit that he was scared and the two embrace, closer than before.
Jonty Howley's gorgeous debut paints the world we wish existed for our boys, and offers a path there! This story is the truest interpretation of the notion that we should "let boys be boys": let them express the full range of their emotions, vulnerable parts and all!
