One
Title:
One
Author:
Kathryn Otoshi
Illustrator:
Kathryn Otoshi
Publisher:
KO Kids Books
Year of Publication:
2008
Genre:
Juvenile Fiction
Horn Book or Kirkus Reviews rating:
Starred review
Summary:
This book teaches children colors, numbers
and also teaches them about bullying.
Summary of Professional Reviews:
There are many stories about bullies, but few havelooked
at the subject in such an attractive, original way. Using round
splashes of watercolors as their personas, Otoshi introduces a
group of colors. In a dramatic and effective spread, Red, feeling
mean, grows into a bigger, ever-angrier ball. Enter One. The sturdy
numeral wins over the other colors with laughter, making Red even
madder, but when he tries his bullying ways on One, One stands up
to him. The other colors follow, turning Red into a small ball. He is
rolling away when Blue gracefully offers him a chance to be counted.
The use of colors and numbers gives the story a much-needed
universality, and there is a visceral power in the “strength-in-numbers”
gambit (although it should be noted that it can work for ill as well as good).
Otoshi cleverly offers a way to talk to very young children about the
subject of bullying, even as she helps put their imaginations to
work on solutions. Preschool-Grade 1
Review by Rokaya:
This is a wonderful book that teaches children that it is
okay to stand up for themselves and to always be nice to
other people because everyone has feelings. The author uses a
great way to incorporate numbers and colors, which also helps
students practice their counting and become more familiar with colors.
This book would be useful when teaching…
This book can be used when a teacher wants to talk
about bullying. This can also be used for children
to recognize colors and to practice their counting.
One
Author:
Kathryn Otoshi
Illustrator:
Kathryn Otoshi
Publisher:
KO Kids Books
Year of Publication:
2008
Genre:
Juvenile Fiction
Horn Book or Kirkus Reviews rating:
Starred review
Summary:
This book teaches children colors, numbers
and also teaches them about bullying.
Summary of Professional Reviews:
There are many stories about bullies, but few havelooked
at the subject in such an attractive, original way. Using round
splashes of watercolors as their personas, Otoshi introduces a
group of colors. In a dramatic and effective spread, Red, feeling
mean, grows into a bigger, ever-angrier ball. Enter One. The sturdy
numeral wins over the other colors with laughter, making Red even
madder, but when he tries his bullying ways on One, One stands up
to him. The other colors follow, turning Red into a small ball. He is
rolling away when Blue gracefully offers him a chance to be counted.
The use of colors and numbers gives the story a much-needed
universality, and there is a visceral power in the “strength-in-numbers”
gambit (although it should be noted that it can work for ill as well as good).
Otoshi cleverly offers a way to talk to very young children about the
subject of bullying, even as she helps put their imaginations to
work on solutions. Preschool-Grade 1
Review by Rokaya:
This is a wonderful book that teaches children that it is
okay to stand up for themselves and to always be nice to
other people because everyone has feelings. The author uses a
great way to incorporate numbers and colors, which also helps
students practice their counting and become more familiar with colors.
This book would be useful when teaching…
This book can be used when a teacher wants to talk
about bullying. This can also be used for children
to recognize colors and to practice their counting.