How to Two
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A quiet 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.
"No two ways about it—this one is a delight." —Kirkus
"A joyous celebration of play...Seamless...Diverse." —The Horn Book (starred review)
"Inviting and welcoming." —BCCB (starred review)
"Dynamic." —Booklist
"Exciting." —Publishers Weekly
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David Soman. (2019). How to Two. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)David Soman. 2019. How to Two. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)David Soman, How to Two. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)David Soman. How to Two. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2019.
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- From the co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series comes a joyful counting book about inclusivity, play, and the thrill of making new friends—from one to ten and back again.
A quiet 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.
"No two ways about it—this one is a delight." —Kirkus
"A joyous celebration of play...Seamless...Diverse." —The Horn Book (starred review)
"Inviting and welcoming." —BCCB (starred review)
"Dynamic." —Booklist
"Exciting." —Publishers Weekly - gradeLevels
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January 15, 2019
From the co-creator and illustrator of the Ladybug Girl books comes a joyful exploration of a day at the playground, where a young child finds new playmates and shares new activities in almost every spread until one has become 10 and it's clear that all are welcome to play. Sparse text--the words "How to" followed by a number with occasional changes in punctuation--and subtle illustrated details offer multiple opportunities for readers to practice counting from one to 10 on each spread: The back endpapers explicitly ask readers to "find the critters," while the spine depicts 10 running silhouettes, and the book's jacket back depicts child hands of many shades indicating numbers. The text's pacing and layout at times feel a bit forced when it extends the patterned "how to..." lines across more than one double-page spread, but overall the pacing is balanced, especially in the gorgeous wordless full-bleed spread that depicts all 10 children playing after the rainstorm before parting ways. Perhaps most valuable, however, are Soman's thoughtful, diverse depictions of the children and families (an interracial two-dad family; several solo older caregivers; an older sibling; a brown-skinned woman in a headscarf) through a range of skin and hair color, clothing, and gender presentations. Meanwhile, the young child and their mother, whose story grounds the book, appear to be white. No two ways about it--this one is a delight. (Picture book. 3-8)COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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PreS-Gr 1-Soman provides a look at how children spend a day at the playground. He starts with one young boy who is having a wonderful time flying down the slide by himself. The simple text describes this image as "How to one." As the story develops, each page shows an increase in the number of children interacting together and the text remains simple: "How to two.... How to three" and so on until 10. The illustrations portray children of differing genders, skin color, hair color, and clothing type. As the numbers grow, the activities begin to change. While a seesaw is great for two, digging in the sand is much more suitable for five. The illustrations keep the story moving and allow for readers to have conversations about what is going on. After the book reaches 10, the original protagonist heads home alone and it begins again. This time, "How to two" depicts the boy and his mother or caregiver reading a story together. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase for most picture book collections. While many will see this as a counting book, it is also a delightful tribute to the sheer joy and innocence of childhood.-Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country Public Library, NY
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Preschool-K This counting book, which celebrates the joy and energy of childhood, opens dynamically, with the first pages showing one child flying off a slide and right into the next page. With the page turn emphasized, one child becomes two, playing on a slide. And so the pattern begins, as the two become three jumping rope and four playing ball, until there are 10 children actively engaged. The colorful illustrations, mostly two-page spreads, celebrate activities children of all backgrounds love, including splashing in puddles and playing hide-and-seek. There are some shadows of friends waiting to be included, and many pages have animals that readers are asked later to "discover." The rhythm of the story changes with the final activity, which is pictured in multiple smaller images; one goes to the library and chooses a book before becoming two in mother's lap. Children will easily see themselves in the many activities presented?and hopefully remember to count as well.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)
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Starred review from March 1, 2019
In this inviting picture book?a counting book that could also serve as a set of inclusivity instructions?we see a lone boy playing on a slide ( how to one ). When he joins a nearby girl on a seesaw, we learn how to two. One by one, more children gather until there are ten of them engaged in a jubilant game of tag ( how to ten! ). The introduction of each additional child into the group as Soman counts upward is seamless. This is a diverse, friendly assemblage; the illustrations frequently show the ever-increasing group approaching a child playing alone and welcoming that girl or boy into the fold. Soman keeps the backgrounds simple; the focus is always on the children's dynamics, rendered via bright watercolors and colored pencils, as they enjoy playground equipment and explore nature. When, at sunset, the adults arrive to collect their children (the double-page spread showing the children departing from the park cleverly counts down from ten to one), Soman depicts what appear to be single parents, same-sex couples, grandparents, and a mother in a hijab; it's a wonderfully mixed group. And instead of stopping the visual narrative there, Soman reminds us that another way to two is to sit on a grownup's lap to read a good book, as the boy we met on the book's first spread settles in at home. 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. julie Danielson(Copyright 2019 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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This inviting counting book could also serve as a set of inclusivity instructions. A lone boy plays on a slide ("how to one"); when he joins a girl on a seesaw, we learn "how to two." One by one, children are welcomed until there are ten engaged in a jubilant game of tag. Bright watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations on simple backgrounds keep the focus on the children's joyous dynamics.(Copyright 2019 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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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.
"No two ways about it—this one is a delight." —Kirkus
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