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You Are Two - Hardcover

O'Leary, Sara

  • 3.49 out of 5 stars
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9781771470735: You Are Two

Synopsis

A baby’s second year is full of memorable milestones. Walking, running, understanding more words, speaking their names, and forming first memories are all exciting achievements. You Are Two picks up where You Are One left off and looks back on each of these moments and more, inviting little ones and their parents to celebrate how much they have grown and discovered.

Narrated in the second person, You Are Two is a charming read-aloud that addresses the baby directly. Supersaturated ink-and-wash illustrations play with pattern and perspective and lend a contemporary, artistic feel to the book. The diverse group of babies pictured comes to life on the page and adds to the text’s warmth and broad appeal. The second in a three-book series, You Are Two is designed as a whimsical gift for toddlers or parents who will enjoy reflecting on all the highlights of the second year and expressing how much their little one is loved.

LEVELING
Grade Range: PreK–2
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Reading Recovery: 15–16
Lexile: AD 310L

COMMON CORE
RL.1.1,2,3,4,5,7
L.1.1,1d,1e,1g,1j,4,5,5c,6
RF.1.1,4,4a,4c
SL.1.1,1a,1b,1c,2,4,5,6
W.1.3,5,8

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About the Author

SARA O'LEARY is a writer for both children and adults. She is co-creator with Julie Morstad of four critically-acclaimed and award-winning books: This Is Sadie, When I Was Small, Where You Came From and When You Were Small. Her most recent book is A Family Is a Family Is a Family with Qin Leng. Sara splits her time between Hudson, Quebec and St. Martins, New Brunswick.

KAREN KLASSEN is an award-winning freelance illustrator and painter, specializing in fashion, lifestyle, and portrait illustration. Her international clients have included Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, The National Post, Maisonneuve, and The Sunday Times Magazine. Karen lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Reviews

Toddler-PreS—Celebrating the joys and milestones that occur during a child's second year, this picture book is elegant in its simplicity. "First you could walk and now you can run. In the blink of an eye, you are up and down the stairs." Mixed-media collage illustrations offer a vintage feel to the story. One page depicts a blond, tawny-cheeked cherub of a toddler holding a black rotary phone to his ear. Klassen's characters range from Asian to white to African American. The concise text shows toddlers exploring and growing as they learn and have new experiences. "You know so many things now that you are two. What you know best is your own mind." O'Leary wraps the narrative up with the proclamation of never-ending love between parent and child. VERDICT Consider purchasing for medium to larger collections looking for picture books about toddlers doing what they do best: growing with a smile.—Lisa Kropp, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY

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