Book By Its Cover » When You Were Small

7.11.07

When You Were Small

Sara Oâ€™Leary, Julie Morstad

Henry a little boy asks his father to tell him about when he was small in this sweet children’s book. His father pretends Henry was once very tiny- small enough to fit in a pocket, wear a thimble as a helmet, walk his pet ant and other imaginative fun things kid’s would have a blast thinking about. When Henry asks his father if any of it’s true his father asnwers- Don’t you remember? The illustrations by Julie Morstad that accompany the story are so cute. Henry has such a simple clean white face but everything else has color and tiny hatch marks. The end pages are my favorite. They are of all different frames hanging on a wall with pictures of “small” Henry in them. I was just working on a project for a client where they wanted a pattern of framed paintings on a wall so you could imagine how excited I was to find this for inspiration. You can get this book here. Also make sure to check out Julie Morstad’s site. She has some really amazing, beautiful drawings.

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9 Comments

07/11/07 11:19am

Janet wrote

I had to buy this one! Looks great.

07/11/07 1:01pm

Caitlin wrote

This book sounds adorable- and I really like Julie Morstad’s drawing style. Looks like a good one!

07/11/07 2:27pm

jym davis wrote

very nice!

07/15/07 11:24am

Sara wrote

Thanks so much for listing our book on your lovely site – I’ve added a link to the book’s blog at http://w-y-w-s.blogspot.com
Julie is now working on drawings for a second book about Henry – this time as a baby.
Take care.

07/16/07 11:26am

cruststation wrote

How wonderful, I love Julie Morstad’s illustrations.

11/10/07 12:40pm

Meghan wrote

This looks likw such a sweet book. It reminds me of the kinds of things my dad told me when I was small. I’m goint to look for it in our shop here!

11/17/07 7:57am

Cherry wrote

What a beautifully illustrated book.

Henry WAS that small once — we all were, when we were still inside our mothers’ bodies.

02/12/08 5:12am

Katie wrote

I love this book – one that kids and their parents enjoy equally as much. Thanks for drawing attention to so many beautiful and unsung children’s books. I hope I can track them all down here in Australia!

11/16/09 3:47pm

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