Sometimes the biggest questions are best answered with a little story. Yet so many children's books are written purely to entertain. That's why I created Big Little Stories.
Big Little Stories look simple, but they carry a deeper meaning. They don't moralize, but gently remind us of what we already know deep down. And while they are fun to read, they offer more than entertainment.
People often ask whether these books are really for children. The answer is yes, but not only for children. They are for the child in all of us. The language is clear enough for kids to understand, and the ideas speak just as strongly to adults.
Who am I? How did I get here? What is life all about?
It's not only adults who ask such questions. Children wonder about them too, even if they never say so. I certainly did, and I would have loved to find clues in stories like these.
Good stories remind us of truths that we have long forgotten.
Hi, I’m Gijs!
I spent many years working in science and running my own tech startup. Building a successful business was my whole focus, but one question never really left me: what is life really about?
After a long search, I realized something surprising. The answers to life’s biggest questions are not complicated. They are things we often knew as children, but somehow forgot along the way. And the best way to remember them is with a little story.
I hope you enjoy reading these Big Little Stories as much as I enjoy creating them!