Two is for Twins - Hardcover

Lewison, Wendy Cheyette

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067006128X ISBN 13: 9780670061280

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 2006

Synopsis

Simple jaunty rhymes are paired with watercolor illustrations to celebrate all the joys of "two-ness", in a perfect title for toddler twins and all their friends.

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About the Author

Wendy Cheyette Lewison is the author of many picture books including Raindrop, Plop! (Viking). She lives in New York. Hiroe Nakata lives in Brooklyn, New York. This is her first book for Viking.

Reviews

PreS-In bouncy rhyme, Lewison highlights things that come in pairs-a bird's wings, bicycle wheels, and a smiling child's hands, ears, feet, and, finally, sibling: And twins, as you can plainly see,/are just as two as two can be. Aspects of this special relationship are briefly mentioned as the youngsters appear in matching clothes, pursue individual interests at school, play together, and end up in bed with chicken pox. While there is nothing new here and some of the phrases border on the banal (Twins are two-er than anyone./Two times the hugs, two times the fun), the rhythmic text reads aloud smoothly. Saturated with deep hues and painted with a whimsical touch, the artwork carries the story along as two curly haired cuties interact with one another and pursue typical toddler activities. With their round heads, pinpoint eyes, and expressive mouths, the characters are appealing, and the nonstop motion and humorous details in the illustrations maintain interest. One exuberant spread shows the tykes zooming down a slide, their faces glowing with excitement and their arms raised high, while a sneaker flies off a foot and into the pale blue sky. Consider this frothy offering for deeper collections or where tales about twins are perennially popular.-Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal
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PreS. The first third of this picture book names different things that express the number two (hands, bicycle wheels, bluebird wings), but after the focus settles on the "two-ness" of twins, it never wavers. The well-cadenced, rhyming text celebrates the good things that come in pairs and, in particular, the good times of twinship: playing, helping, sharing. Reflecting the tone of the text as well as illustrating the particulars mentioned, the airy, exuberant illustrations make even chicken pox seem fun, as long as it's shared. The bright paintings vary in composition, size, and placement on the white pages, but all have a spontaneity that will charm children and their parents. Fun for reading aloud to one, or two, or many more. See Voake on p.52 for another twin title. Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067006128X
• ISBN 13: 9780670061280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Nakata Hiroe
• Number of pages: 40