How Big Is the World?

Large, vibrantly coloured double spreads and an absorbing story help make this an imagination stretching picture book. It explores a universal theme: how to balance the need of the very young for adventure with their need for security. Little Mole sets out to discover how big the world is, encouraged by his dad. The answer is – it all depends. The spider says: ‘As big as my web. My web is the world’. Each creature Little Mole meets has a different concept of the size of the world. The whale who takes Little Mole on an exhilarating journey to deserts, cities, mountains and jungles has swum in the ocean all his life but confides: ‘I have never seen the end of the world’. Children will be reassured that Little Mole, after so much excitement, returns safely home.