I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean

"'Sherry, whose nature-themed, silk-screened apparel has won plaudits from Lucky magazine and other fashion arbiters, makes a winning book debut with this story of a squid with a fondness for braggadocio. 'I'm a giant squid and I'm big,' announces the cartoony blue hero, whose adorable googly eyes and pointy head defuse any taint of arrogance. In quick order and punchy sentences, the squid enumerates all the species he outranks in the ocean, size-wise (each statement and its accompanying illustration gets a spread): 'I'm bigger than these clams./ I'm bigger than this crab.' So outsize is this squid's ego that when the food chain kicks in, and he suddenly finds himself inside the belly of a whale (along with numerous other aquatic creatures), he's only temporarily nonplussed (indicated by several wordless spreads). 'I'm the biggest thing in this whale!' he proudly declares at the end. Working in collage and watercolor, Sherry renders his hero and habitat in bright colors and bold, simple shapes that will be surefire eye magnets for preschoolers (and stickers featuring the characters enhance bathtub fun). The squid's unwavering sense of confidence should strike a loud and strong chord with youngsters who believe they're the center of the universe. Ages 3-up.' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)"

When a giant squid takes inventory of all the creatures in the ocean, he realizes that he's much bigger than most of them, and soon his ego is the biggest thing of all. Includes a special gatefold and bonus bathtub stickers. Full color. Consumable.