Big Blue - by Jq Sirls (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"Big Blue is a standout for bedtime reading, classroom discussions about emotional growth, or a gift to anyone learning to trust in their path."
- Children's Book Review

"Sirls flips the common idea of people not giving up on dreams, offering a refreshing take that makes for an enthralling tale."
- Kirkus Reviews

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Winner of the Gold IPPY Award for "Children's Picture Books (All Ages)"Winner of the Gold Moonbeam Award for "Children's Picture Books (All Ages)"Top-10 Winner of the AIGA Award for "Editorial + Print Design"Ever seen a 90-foot-tall dream? No? Well, neither has anyone else!

Meet Big, the loneliest dream in town. He's HUGE and blue (not the good kind), yet somehow invisible. He's the dream everyone overlooks--literally. While tiny dreams are living their best blue lives, Big's stuck playing the world's longest game of hide-and-seek. And he's winning... but not in a good way.

Can you help Big stand out in a world of fun-size imagination?Or will Big become the first dream to give up and disappear forever?

Written by JQ Sirls and illustrated by Luis San Vicente, Big Blue is a heartwarming tale about never giving up on your dreams, no matter how big they are or how long they take to find you.

--JQ Sirls

Review Quotes

"An impossibly big dream searches to find his dreamer in Sirls' picture book.

Big is a dream who towers over all the other dreams in his town. In this story, they all have only two goals: to find their matching person and to help them realize their dream; when they're successful, the dreams turn blue. As other, smaller dreams match up with their people, Big finds himself left alone, without a dreamer. He searches across town, but most people either ignore him or are intimidated by his giant size--but he continues his quest, ignoring the fact that others tease him, and refusing to quit. Over the course of this book, Sirls flips the common idea of people not giving up on dreams, offering a refreshing take that makes for an enthralling tale: "But Big was a dream / and everyone knows / that dreams never give up." San Vicente's whimsical cartoon illustrations help make this book stand out even further; most of the drawings are grayscale with only a few intentionally colored objects. The few spots of color give the story's events and ultimate outcome a uniquely dramatic effect.

A creative reversal of a common theme that yields an intriguing and entertaining read."

--Kirkus Indie "Kirkus Review" (4/15/2025 12:00:00 AM)