The Little Island

Written by Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard

Grade:

K-3

ISBN-13:

978-0385746403

Publisher:

Doubleday Books for Young Readers (2003)

The beautiful illustrations and simple text of this award winning classic conjure up a powerful sense of wonder and beauty for the world around. A little island stands alone among the waves, watching and experiencing the seasons change. When a kitten arrives on a boat and claims to be part of the world in a way that the island is not, the island challenges the kitten to ask any fish. Unable to dive down and see how the island is connected, the kitten must believe it on faith. Coming to believe that the island is part of the big world, the kitten departs and the island remains, “part of the world and a world of its own”. A true treasure, this book is one that should be enjoyed by all.