One Boy

One Boy by Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781596432741.

This die-cut book explores two (!) concepts: counting and words-within-words, while also telling a satisfying story about the power of art and imagination in one childs life. ONE boy all alONE two SEAls in the SEA three APEs no escAPE four monKEYs hold the KEY A boy appears on the scene surrounded by empty chairs and looking awfully lonely. Hes got a backpack with a few splattered brushes hanging out. Suddenly, the pages of this book are filled with seals, apes, monkeys, and more. Brilliantly simple, and simply brilliant. T One Boy is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Childrens Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.