Big wishes he could be carefree and drift away with the wind like Smalls but he is solid and predictable. Talls are wibbly and wobbly and fall over in the wind. A big gust of wind comes along and threatens to take away Big's new friends so he provides shelter for them with his sturdy shape. Suddenly, a wind even stronger and bigger comes along and the Smalls start to drift away. The Talls band together to reach the Smalls and Big finds, for the first time, that he is drifting freely into the wind with the help of his friends.
Stephen Michael King has illustrated, written, and designed many books for children, including The Duck and the Darklings by Glenda Millard. He lives in Australia.