How To Two
Published on 19. March 2019
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-0-525-42784-1 (ISBN)
Description
A child's solitary day at the playground turns into a boisterous park-wide adventure as one boy on the slide becomes two kids on the see-saw, then three jumping rope. Before long, ten new friends are playing like they've known one another forever.
With its deceptively simple text and a rich visual narrative, How to Two is a playful counting and reverse-counting concept book as well as an exuberant celebration of inclusive play, friendship, and community.
With its deceptively simple text and a rich visual narrative, How to Two is a playful counting and reverse-counting concept book as well as an exuberant celebration of inclusive play, friendship, and community.
Reviews / Votes
A New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA BCCB Blue Ribbons List Selection
"Exciting . . . In kinetic illustrations, Soman champions diversity, inclusiveness, and the power of allowing children to play as they wish." -Publishers Weekly
? "A counting book that could also serve as a set of inclusivity instructions. . . . Inviting . . . Seamless . . . Diverse . . . Friendly . . . Bright . . . When, at sunset, the adults arrive [at the playground] to collect their children, Soman depicts what appear to be single parents, same-sex couples, grandparents, and a mother in a hijab; it's a wonderfully mixed group. . . . This joyous celebration of play closes with an invitation to spot ten creatures in the park; viewers will be happy to return to the beginning to find them." -The Horn Book (starred review)
"Most valuable . . . are Soman's thoughtful, diverse depictions of the children and families . . . No two ways about it-this one is a delight." -Kirkus
? "Part counting book, part socialization celebration, and part story, this clever narrative . . . is an inviting and welcoming outing." -BCCB (starred review)
"Celebrates the joy and energy of childhood . . . Dynamic . . . Children will easily see themselves in [these pages]." -Booklist
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Up to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
FULL-COLOR ILLUST
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 259 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-525-42784-1 (9780525427841)
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Person
David Soman hails from a family of artists, and has been drawing since he could walk (over to the kitchen walls to draw on them). He is the New York Times bestselling co-creator of the Ladybug Girl series with his wife Jacky Davis, as well as author and illustrator of Three Bears in a Boat and The Monster Next Door. David, Jacky, their children, and a big furry dog live in New York's Hudson Valley. When not working on picture books, shoveling snow, or chopping firewood, David is an instructor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.