When You Get Big and I Get Small

When You Get Big and I Get Small Is a gift book that addresses a difficult role reversal in the lives of parents and children. Utilizing sophisticated, yet simple imagery, each page communicates humorous, difficult and very real changes one goes through as they get older. It highlights how the child has now taken on the role of the parent, and vice-versa. The simple poetry and format reverts the reader to feeling as if they are reading a children's book. Yet the message speaks directly to their circumstances. Readers will laugh, cry, and find hope in someone giving this book to them. As elders in the family begin the transition of needing more health care, the reliance on their family increases. The younger generation "grows up" and takes this burden on. Yet both younger and older family members find they need emotional support to deal with this difficult transition. When You Get Big and I Get Small is a wonderful gift that allows families to communicate that they are loved despite very difficult and emotional circumstances. Readers in midst of these transitions will enjoy this book because it communicates that "you are important, and key, within this change", and "I want you to know that I understand how hard this is." You will find unique illustrations that communicate the simple poetry on the page utilizing silhouettes of children, middle aged, and the elderly. The visual silhouette is a tool that serves to incorporate the reader's story within the established prose. Utilizing unique patterns within the silhouettes, the book's beauty will be visually stimulating and timeless.