BIG JUMP, THE B4 (B4)

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Summary: Simply Enjoyable
Review: A friend of mine said this was her favorite book as a child, and when I read it I found out why. While it is not flashy or geared towards "saving the world," as most children's books are today, in the old style of children's literature it is simple and enchanting. The characters are tastefully unique (I especially love the bizarre king) and the stories are . . . cute. While this book is not a "big jump" in the quality of the children's literary world, it is simply enjoyable.

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Summary: One of my childhood favorites
Review: I loved this book as a child, back when it first came out. I still remember many details from it. I loved the imagination-sparking fantastical elements and I really enjoyed how an ordinary but clever boy could still be a great success. That I still remember it fondly among all my other books speaks volumes.

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Summary: The Big Jump stirs a child's imagination
Review: The Big Jump by Benjamin Elkin is a great children's book. It has a good king and a bad king, but the bad king is not very bad. It has a magic wish sack, a wonderful dog, and a lot of other fun things packed into several different short stories. These are gentle stories that remind me of the way things were when I was a kid, and the way little kids' books should be. The stories are told with imagination and simplicity, and are wonderful to read. We've read it often to our little ones and it is a book that I recommend keeping forever.