Big & Small

Big feels that there's something missing from his house until his first-ever visitor arrives.

Big decides to help Small by building him a teeny tiny front door, but Small liked the big door much more.

Small sees a fish in the garden pond and wants to keep it in a bowl, but Big thinks fish are better left in the water.

Big invents a machine which tidies away Small's things. Small is not happy and decides to live somewhere else.

When Big is building his latest invention, a Sunshine Catcher, he loses the doohickey that the machine needs to work.

Small asks Big to pick the juiciest apple on the tree, but the apple is home to a talkative green worm.

Small is scared by Big's favourite toy, so he secretly buries it in the garden. Will Big forgive him?

Small is excited when a storm arrives because he wants to see lightning, but Big hides under the stairs for safety.

Big leaves the house and puts Small in charge, but leaves a very long list of things Small should not do.

Big and Small hear sounds one night and find Ruby practicing a new song she has written about how lovely the Moon is.

Big is annoyed when Small cuts up his hosepipe to use as a rope in his rodeo show. To repay him, Small helps Big water the garden.

Small makes a new pet called Fang out of an old sock and pieces of macaroni. Big puts it into the washing machine by mistake.

Big takes Small into the garden one evening to look at the stars, which he thinks are beautiful and magical.

Big is working hard on his latest invention, a Good Luck Machine, but Small thinks it is actually giving them bad luck.

Big has a cold. A really bad, stay-in-bed cold. Small offers to nurse Big, but he is not one of life's natural carers.

Big accidentally whacks a ball into the Mysterious Woods. Small is fascinated by these woods, so the pair explore them.

Small is determined to find out the fun surprise that Big is planning for him, while planning a surprise of his own.

Big sleeps with his beloved stuffed T-Rex and sings it a song at bedtime, but Small is jealous and wants his own toy.

Big's prize tomato has finally ripened. It is big and red and beautiful, and Small thinks it will taste really great.

Big and Small decide to paint a portrait of Ruby, but they have very different styles of painting.

Twiba hears a magpie boast about the treasure it has hidden in the garden, and asks Big and Small to help her look for it.

Big and Ruby try to write a poem about a sweet little songbird but Small interrupts. They send him into the kitchen.

Small is confused about the difference between a worm and a caterpillar, and tells Twiba she will turn into a butterfly.

Big and Small are snowed into the house. Big is happy to stay indoors, but Small is frustrated at being stuck inside.

One evening Big and Small hear a strange noise outside and Small is convinced it is the Gwelf, a creature from his story book.

Big and Small are excited because it snowed overnight. Big wants to toboggan down the hill on his sledge, Daffodil.

Small insists that he is taller than Twiba, but she just knows she is taller than Small. Small is determined to prove her wrong.

Big and Small build a see-saw to touch the sky, but they keep getting the balance wrong.

Big and Small are catching fireflies in jars. They release them all, but one flutters back into their bedroom later on.

Small annoys Ruby by zooming through her house in his car, so she challenges him to a race through the garden.

Big and Small invite Ruby, Twiba and the Frogs over for a party, but end up spoiling everybody's fun.

Big has a bad dream, so he locks it away inside his dream catcher box, but Small opens it and the dream escapes.

Big decides to explore the road outside their house, but with Small coming along, things go a lot slower than he planned.

Big and Small borrow Ruby's instant camera so they can put a picture of themselves into Small's scrapbook.

Ruby performs a magic trick that looks as if she has pulled a rainbow out of a hat, so Big and Small try to copy her.

Big is making a trampoline for Ruby, and makes Small promise not to spoil the surprise by saying anything to her.

Big invents a mad-o-meter that can sense when people are being cranky with each other and discovers an argument between two frogs.

Big announces that his celery is ready to be picked, so Small decides it should be Celery Day, complete with a song.

Big is shocked one morning to discover that some of his vegetables are missing from the garden. Where have they gone?

Big builds a ladder for Small so he can climb up and play in the tree, but no one will play with him and he soon gets lonely.

When Big and Small accidentally damage Ruby's painting, she challenges them to be quiet and accident-free for just one day.

Big and Small set up a recording machine in the garden to capture the Gwelf on tape, but Ruby secretly uses it instead.

Ruby refuses to let Big and Small have a ride on her new scooter because she is afraid they will break it.

Small is unhappy with the role that Big has given him, so he swaps with Ruby. However, Small eventually realises that he made a mistake.

Small announces that he is better at camping than Big, so they go on a camping trip in the garden to prove it.

Big and Small each have four of their favorite cookies. Big eats his all at once, but Small tries to make his last.

When Big goes out for the night Small insists on having Twiba as a babysitter!

Big rushes in to find Small trying to chase a bee. He tells Small that you should leave bees alone, but Small doesn't listen.

Big tries to beat the record for swinging featured in The Book of Biggests, Bests and Firsts, by swinging for two whole days.

Small looks for a fantastic surprise present for Big to celebrate the great time he has had living with him.

Big and Small are drawing when Small loses his favourite colour crayon, glowing green, down the drain.

Big is excited because it's time to spring clean the house, but somehow they keep getting distracted by other things.

Small thinks that if he and Big had long hair they would be heroic. Neither of them have any hair though, so Small orders a box of wigs in the post! Now suitably hairy, Big and Small embark on a brave adventure up into the spooky, dark…

Big and Small's favourite board game, Boingo, runs out of batteries. Big walks to the shed to get a new battery but is accidentally stuck inside when the door handle breaks. Small has to come up with a plan to free his friend so they can…

Small sees a rainbow and excitedly heads off to find the pot of gold at the rainbow's end. Big is happiest just looking at the colours arching through the sky. The rainbow keeps moving through the garden and Small has to chase it into the…

Big and Small think that birds are taking the sunflower seeds which Big is planting. They build a scarecrow to keep the birds away but Small seems more scared of the scarecrow than any of the birds in the garden!

Small finds Big's box of personal, private things under the bed. Small wants to know what's inside but Big says they are personal and private and he refuses to open the box. Small decides to build his own box for his own private and…

Big has nearly finished every puzzle in his book of puzzles - there is just one more to do. But it's the hardest puzzle of all: 'What moves backwards and forwards but doesn't go anywhere?' and no matter how hard he tries, Big just can't…

Big has grown a whole armful of vegetables in his garden and is excited because this means they can make millions of vegetables soup, the tastiest soup of all! But there is a problem: Big has lost the recipe for the soup. Big searches for…

Big wants to make his favourite vegetable soup but has lost the recipe. It's a very hot and sunny day. Big just wants to lie in the shade and do nothing but Small wants to run around and have fun. Small doesn't like having fun on his own,…

Small wants a bedroom of his own. Although Big loves sharing with his best friend, he agrees to help Small to build his very own bedroom in the cupboard under the stairs. Small, however, finds his own room very quiet and he misses Big and…

Small thinks a star has fallen to Earth. He says it is his very own star and has the power to grant wishes. Big believes Small when a wish appears to be granted. Small wants to keep hold of the star although Big thinks the star should be…

Big and Small build a time capsule - but what will they put inside? Big and Small put a time capsule in the cupboard to remind them of their perfect picnic day. Small wants to put Big into the capsule because Big is Small's favourite part…

Small is bored of doing the same thing at the same time every single day. He tells Big they should celebrate Opposite Day. Instead of eating cereal and toast for breakfast in the kitchen, Big and Small eat smashed potatoes and mushy peas…

Small is in the garden, recruiting bugs to join Big and Small's Amazing Circus, while Big is tinkering with his new sound solver machine, an invention that can identify any noise. The busy pair are interrupted by a sudden, strange noise…

Big is concentrating really hard while he finishes building his tower of blocks. Small interrupts with a question. And another one. And another. Big keeps asking Small to be quiet until the tower is complete. Finally, Big places the last…

Big has finished repairs to his boat and is ready to set sail: Big and Small are going to be water explorers and explore the pond! The two friends are all aboard and ready to go - but first they have a special picnic to enjoy. Big and…

Big wants to write a story just for Small. Big, however, cannot find the right words to put onto the paper. Small's interruptions accidentally help Big to create an exciting plot. Small thanks Big for the story, but Big sighs. Small came…

Big and Small race each other to build a mountain in their garden so they will have a view from their window.

Big and Small give each other a present on Give Each Other a Gift Day. After a while, they start to realise they do not like their presents at all. Big's present is a picture of Small whilst Small's present is a puzzle ball that comes…

Big and Small want to build a waterslide in the pond. They know the pond is the frogs' home and ask permission first. However, Big and Small don't speak frog and think the frogs are saying yes when, actually, they are not happy about the…

Small sees Big enjoying a letter from his pen pal in Furthermost. He wants to receive a letter in the post, too. Big points out that Small needs to write and send a letter first. Big feels sorry for Small and has an idea. Not long after,…

Big and Small have great fun with the two balloons they brought back from the fair.

Big gives a piano concert. Small disrupts the music when he accidentally encourages the frogs to bounce down onto the keys. Small has to find the perfect way to say he is truly sorry to Big and make an apology from the heart.

The comic adventures of two unlikely best friends. Small finds a large blue and silver egg on the doorstep. He takes the egg inside where Big tells him he thinks it is an ostrich egg. The friends are excited at the prospect of a baby…

The comic adventures of two unlikely best friends. Big is quietly fishing by the pond but Small is wondering when something more lively is going to happen. Suddenly, he and Big think they can see a shark in the water. Big and Small find…

Big laughs loudly at his favourite radio show, Hopalong Sue, although Small doesn't think Sue is so great. When Sue goes on holiday for a week, and Big is missing the show, Small is determined to prove that he can make Big laugh even more…

Big has built a rocket to fly to the moon. He must leave right away, when the moon is full. Small decides at the last moment he would like to see the moon too, but Big has built the rocket for one and there are only a couple of minutes…