Children's Fiction Counting & Numbers
One Is a Lot (Except When It's Not)
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2019
- Category
- Counting & Numbers, Words
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781525300134
- Publish Date
- Oct 2019
- List Price
- $18.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 3 to 7
- Grade: p to 2
- Reading age: 3 to 7
Description
2 is a little. 0 is nothing. 1 is not enough.
Well, sometimes ... 1 sun is a lot. 1 dog is a lot. 2 can even be too much. And when it comes to rain clouds, 0 is perfect. It's curious, but true. It all depends on what you're counting!
Bestselling and critically acclaimed author Mu?n Th? Van offers an innovative and thought-provoking look at the question, How many is enough? Simple page by simple page, young readers are shown examples of how, when counting things, the smallest numbers --- 0, 1 and 2 --- can mean a little, a lot or just the right amount. With its playful spirit and lyrical text, this unique, philosophical picture book promotes critical thinking, observation and discussion, even among the youngest children, and introduces a new way to appreciate numbers. Full of energy and humor, Pierre Pratt's illustrations tell a story within the story that adds a separate narrative layer to the spare text.
About the authors
Mượn Thị Văn loves to read books of all shapes and sizes. She first began reading yellow-spined hardbacks about a certain girl detective before graduating to longer novels and then picture books (it's true, she doesn't remember reading picture books as a young child). So few books reflected her formative experiences, though, that she desired to bring new and different stories into the world. Mýợn has written many picture books for children, including Wishes, If You Were Night and One Is a Lot, and her books have received many distinctions and awards. She lives in Northern California with her family.
Editorial Reviews
One unique picture book with much to say equals quite a lot.
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
One Is A Lot (Except When It's Not) is a delight for both children and the adults who will read with them.
CM Magazine
... simple and deep ...—ABQLA
