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Carlo's uncle, a professional soccer player, will be watching Carlos play. Normally, Carlos has nerves of steel and lightning fast reflexes. Playing in front of his super-skilled uncle has this soccer star tripping over his own feet.

In this wordless graphic picture book, a young boy feels alone with his worries. He isn't fitting in well at school. His grades are slipping. He's even lashing out at those who love him.Talented Australian artist Mel Tregonning created Small Things in the final year of her life. In her emotionally rich illustrations, the boy's worries manifest as tiny beings that crowd around him constantly, overwhelming him and even gnawing away at his very self....