My children are hearing complicated “grown up” words and beginning to use them….words like “delicious” and “outstanding” and “hilarious.” It’s cute to watch them try to use them in a sentence….as well as pronounce them correctly!
I have the perfect book for kids who want to learn how to “talk big.” Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, the bestselling duo, have done it again — created a super useful and fun-to-look-at book for kids that’s more than entertaining: Big Words for Little People.
Take a peek into this fun book:
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The concept is refreshing….and the super-detailed illustrations are entrancing….I found myself staring endlessly at the pages after I’d finished reading the text. So much to look at!
I love that virtuous words are also included in this cute book…such as “cooperate,” “persevere,” and “patience.” Anyone with preschoolers at home knows that these words come out of a mother’s mouth quite often.
Helpful games and puzzles are also available at HarperCollins Children’s website (click here for printable PDF fun), and an online spelling game will also stretch the fun and the learning!
This hardcover book retails for $16.99 and can be found wherever books are sold. Click here for a helpful list of online sources.
Win it! One of you will win a copy of this book courtesy of HarperCollins Children’s. Just leave me a comment to tell me a “big” word your child has recently learned, and why he or she would love this book! (One comment only please; duplicate commenters will be disqualified.) US entries only. I’ll close the contest next Tuesday, December 23rd at 11pm EST. Good luck!
jenna (3 years ago)
My niece started saying Indianapolis. Big word for such a small girl. Thanks!
Amber (3 years ago)
Josiah’s newest big word is “awesome!” He would love this book probably for the illustrations – we have another book done by this duo and the pictures leave lots of little nuggets to find which he loves!
Aimee (3 years ago)
My little guy told me this morning that his sister was “ridinculous”. Gotta love it!!
betsy (3 years ago)
my niece can say absolutely. too cute.
Julie (3 years ago)
does machine gun, missile and rocket count as big words?
Kristie (3 years ago)
I recently took a trip to Germany and shortly before I left, my 2 year old daughter started saying ‘Germany’-it was really cute!
My daughter loves to be read to and would love this book!
Jen (3 years ago)
My son is 4. Yesterday he told me “You are so frustrating, mom!” Cute book! Thanks for a nice giveaway.
christin (3 years ago)
my daughter learned “caffeine” when she asks why she can’t drink our tea or soda:)
jodi (3 years ago)
what an awesome book – love the bright illustrations! Walker’s newest “big” word is pistachio, though he often shortens it to ‘stashio’ – so cute! I think he would love the great illustrations!
Sarah (3 years ago)
Today my 2 1/2 year old told me that his toy cars are very “important”. He’s building quite a vocabulary of big words.
Serena (3 years ago)
My almost-three-year-old has been trying to say ‘tortilla’, but she combines it with ‘soup’, since we have tortilla soup a lot, and it comes out something like ‘toopeetoop’. It’s hilarious. She loves books, and seems to like this style of book in particular.
Chefdruck (3 years ago)
Our newest big word is astronaut. We love Jamie Lee Curtis and would love to win this!
AJacobsen (3 years ago)
Wow, I’m drawing a complete blank when it comes to big words!! And I shouldn’t be, cause my kids never quit talking!
We’d love this book because we LOVE the Jaime Lee Curtis/Laura Cornell books, especially “Today I feel silly” and “Human Race”!
DesignHER Momma (3 years ago)
my daughter just started using the word “perfectly”, which I think it odd…don’t you think?
lace (3 years ago)
Just today, we were trying to teach my 4 year old niece to say “supercalifragilisticexpalidoeshis” I’m sure I spelled that wrong.
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Jamie (3 years ago)
This is an amazing book. I’d love to have a copy for my son.
Alice Hansen (3 years ago)
My son is just learning to talk – so his “big” words are still pretty small, like dada! Thanks for the chance!
tonya (3 years ago)
My daughter loves BIG words and can use them “appropriately “. She frequently enjoys telling me I’m being ridiculous
Thanks for the entry
tonyamcrain [at] aol [dot] com
Noreen (3 years ago)
extrodonary or that is what it sounded like, both my girls love learning big words and would love this book
Veronica Szymankiewicz (3 years ago)
My son is 17 months old and bilingual. Thanks to Mr. Potato Head, he has recently started saying espejuelos or glasses in Spanish. Thanks.
Jen Mc (3 years ago)
My 18 month old’s recent big word was window.
rebecca (3 years ago)
My 4 year old was funny when he said ” I amused them” when everyone giggled when he did something crazy in the school play!
MJ (3 years ago)
Here it’s obstinate! Guess I’ve used it alot!!!
Janelle (3 years ago)
Mistletoe is the latest holiday word that my daughter has added to her vocabulary. And Nativity.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Liz L. (3 years ago)
My daughter recent big word is Compassion. She just recently learned the meaning and that she actually has some. hehe Thanks alot!
gahome2mom (3 years ago)
My 3 year old talks up a storm. She has started saying the word awesome alot lately. LOL Merry Christmas. Thanks for the giveaway.
John (3 years ago)
My daughter learned to say Trick-or-Treat this year.
Stephanie (3 years ago)
What a fun book…and such an excellent concept! I’m always amazed by the “big” words that our 2-year-old picks up. Lately, she’s been saying “actually” at the end of a lot of her sentences…as in “I think that was Grandma at the door actually.” It’s so cute!
Jo (3 years ago)
aggravated; my daughter loves using new words
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Nancy J (3 years ago)
This would be a wonderful book for a childs library that I would like to start for my grandddaughter to be
Christi (3 years ago)
My 5 year old has been using some big words lately, but the only one that comes to mind is when he says something is ‘hilarious’! It is such a big word to come out of his little mouth!