Big Plans

Big Plans                                                                                      
written by Bob Shea
illustrated by Lane Smith (of The Stinky Cheese Man)        


I have given this book an F for one very simple reason...it sucks!!!  Okay that was harsh, obviously someone thought it was good because it got published.  Where to begin with this one?  Hmmm....okay it basically has no story line.  Look at the photos of the front and back covers of the book, that pretty much sums up the ENTIRE book.  You got a kid saying he has big plans, followed by some disjointed thoughts about what he will do with those plans.  He climbs a mountain and shouts " I got big plans, big plans I say."  He finds a bird and shouts it again thus gaining the bird as a supporter.  He goes to an office building and shouts it again at the workers there, he randomly wins a football game and shouts it again, gets declared mayor and shouts it some more, he becomes president and shouts it again...and well you get the idea.  I kept checking the back of the final page wondering when the story would start.  The illustrations are okay not my favorite I've ever seen but okay.  Bottom line, don't waste your time or your kids time by reading them this one.

the front

the back