Big Bob, Little Bob
Illustrator
Laura Ellen Anderson
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780763644369
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Big Bob likes trucks and throwing balls and being loud. Little Bob likes dolls and jingling bracelets and being quiet. No matter what they do, they do not do it the same way. Can they possibly be friends despite these differences?
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gender nonconformity; gender roles
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Amelia Bloomer List, 2018 Early Readers-Fiction
Rainbow List, 2017 Picture Book
Keywords
friendship; individual differences in children; learning to get along; dolls; trucks; opposites
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Howe, James, "Big Bob, Little Bob" (2016). Diverse Families. 62.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/62