Willems, M. 2013. A big guy took my ball. NY: Hyperion.
A humorous picture book about friendship. Piggie found a ball and played with it until, until a BIG guy cam and took his ball. He is devastated and doesn't seem to know what to do. Gerald the elephant friend looks for the big guy to retrieve the ball. Unfortunately for Gerald, the guy is a whale much much BIGGER than him. Gerald was in tremendous shock and did not get the ball back. After awhile the whale thanks them for finding HIS ball. a beautiful book with illustrations that are extremely expressive and heartwarming.