SuitabookGigantic
Rob Biddulph
- Reading
- Read it aloud slowly enough to enjoy the rhyme, then linger over the illustrations’ size contrasts, colours and textures. Invite your child to notice who helps whom before discussing what makes someone brave.
- Themes
- Being small and underestimated: Gigantic is the smallest whale in his pod, is dwarfed by the others and keeps to himself; his brother Titan scoffs at him. The story places physical smallness alongside later courage and action, inviting reflection on whether size defines ability or worth.
- Friendship and teamwork: Gigantic makes new friends and, with the smallest sea-creature friends, attempts to save Titan when he is stuck on the sand. The plot presents collective help as the means of responding to danger, with different characters contributing to the effort.
- Danger in the sea: The story includes a stormy underwater setting and Titan becoming stuck on the sand, creating a rescue situation. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The central danger is Titan becoming stuck on the sand, while the storm imagery is described as dramatic. If your child is sensitive to peril, pause to name the difference between tension in a story and real-world danger.