One Family by George Shannon
  

One Family

Written by George Shannon
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One Family by George Shannon

Just how many things can one be? One box of crayons. One batch of cookies. One world. One family. From veteran picture book author George Shannon and up-and-coming artist Blanca Gomez comes a playful, interactive book that shows how a family can be big or small and comprised of people of a range of genders and races.

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* A playful counting book also acts as a celebration of family and human diversity . . . A visually striking, engaging picture book that sends the message that everyone counts. - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW The breadth of diversity on display is refreshing: families include multigenerational homes, interracial marriage, neighboring households, children who identically resemble their parents and those who don't.--Booklist The breadth of diversity on display is refreshing: families include multigenerational homes, interracial marriage, neighboring households, children who identically resemble their parents and those who don't. --Booklist

The text is focused and precise, and the examples are often friendly ( One pile of pups ) and sometimes rhyming ( One house of bears. One bowl of pears ), making for a cozy read-aloud that trips agreeably off the tongue. There's an entertaining seek-and-find element to the cited objects, perfect for sharp young eyes, and a closing spread identifies all the countable objects spread by spread. Complicate your counting curricula in the nicest possible way with this. --BCCB

About the Author

George Shannon is a children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Turkey Tot, Tomorrow's Alphabet, and Lizard's Guest. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Blanca Gomez started creating illustrations for her mother when she was a kid. Now, she illustrates for clients around the world. Blanca lives and works in Madrid, Spain.

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Format

Hardback
32 pages

Author

George Shannon
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Publisher

Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Publication date

28th May 2015

ISBN

9780374300036

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