How To Be Big Like Ants: A Children's Book About Belonging, Family, and Teamwork (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798992202502)

Cairo is the smallest and youngest in her family. She's having a tough day because none of her older siblings are available to play. As the smallest, she's frustrated that there's so much she can't do. But when her Grandpa teaches her about ants, which are small and mighty like her, she realizes that her size alone doesn't determine her place, worth, or value.

I sat quietly thinking of PopPop's words to me

and tried to figure out what he wanted me to see.

Finally I asked, "So it's not how big you are

but how well you work together that matters most?"

"You are so smart," Grandpa boasts.

This social-emotional book explores the social superpowers of belonging, communication, collaboration, teamwork, resilience, and leadership.

This book also includes a "Let's Talk About It" page that has over 5 questions to encourage discussion and reflection on some of the themes in the story.