Picture Books1995

The Biggest Boy

Name: The Biggest Boy
Author: Kevin Henkes

Written by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Nancy Tafuri — with illustrations by a fellow artist

Billy is a big boy who can do all sorts of things by himself. And when his parents tell him he is growing bigger every day, he starts to imagine what it would be like to be the biggest boy in the world.

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Purchases via HarperCollins · official publisher of Kevin Henkes’s books

Awards & recognition

Children’s Literature Choice List

What the critics said

praise from the pages of the reviews

“This collaboration of two award-winning book creators presents a favorite childhood theme—growing up. The bold, colorful, oversized illustrations . . . add to the fun of the game played by Billy and his parents.”—The Horn Book”