Apart, Together: A Book about Transformation – A Delightful Read-Aloud About Early Concepts for Kids (Ages 4-8)

This bold, surprising picture book demonstrates the magic of everyday transformations (and introduces cause-and-effect) for the youngest readers.

What happens when 1+1 equals . . . something other than 2?

Apart, blue is blue and yellow is yellow . . . but together they make green. Bees and flowers together make honey. Soap and water become foam!

With playful art and a simple, lyrical structure, this picture book is a delightful read-aloud and the perfect way to talk about all the wonderful ways that, so often, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Linda Booth Sweeney is a writer, systems educator, and Ms. Frizzle fangirl who loves using stories, science, and humor to spark curiosity about the connections that shape our world. Her most recent picture books include Apart, Together and The Noisy Puddle. She lives in Massachusetts, where her unruly garden is always buzzing with bees. For more resources and information, you can visit her online at lindaboothsweeney.com.

Ariel Rutland is an award-winning designer and illustrator whose work focuses on themes of nature, curiosity, humor, and beauty in everyday objects. Apart, Together by Linda Booth Sweeney was her first book. When she isn’t drawing and designing, she can be found playing in the backyard with her three young boys and husband in Yardley, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at arielrutland.com.