Alex and Lulu: Two of a Kind - Hardcover

Siminovich, Lorena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763644234 ISBN 13: 9780763644239

Publisher: Templar, 2009

Synopsis

Sunshine and rain. Cat and Dog. Alex and Lulu. Are they too different to be best friends?

Meet best friends Alex and Lulu. Alex loves having noisy, exciting adventures, and Lulu likes painting and making things. Even though they are different, they always have fun together. Until Alex begins to worry that they might be TOO different — that they might actually be opposites! Discover what opposites really are in this quirky story that celebrates differences.

About this title

About the Author:

Lorena Siminovich grew up in Argentina and remembers that she started to draw when she was very young, excited by the possibilities of the blank page. She has written and illustrated several children’s books and is currently working on the next title in the Alex and Lulu series in her studio in San Francisco.

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Alex and Lulu are best friends. That’s because they like a lot of the same things: running, jumping, and swinging at the park. But there are ways in which the duo differ, and when Lulu notes—“We are just SO different”—Alex begins to worry. He remembers that Lulu doesn’t like soccer because it squashes her flowers. He wants to play ship’s captain, and she wants to paint. Oh, dear. Alex confronts Lulu with the news that they might be dreaded opposites, but she calmly tells him she doesn’t think so. Opposites are things like big and small, wet and dry, slow and fast. Alex and Lulu may be different, but they are “together.” There are many books about friends who don’t see eye to eye, but this one is notable both for the clarity of its message and for the delightfulness of its art. In simple language (and with the added bonus of a lesson in opposites), this cat girl, Lulu, and dog boy, Alex, capture the essence of friendship and find the ways differences can enhance compatibility. (In the last spread Lulu is painting the cardboard boat that Alex is piloting.) This is also a particularly attractive piece of bookmaking. Alex and Lulu frolic on hefty pages against backgrounds of saturated color. Simple geometric shapes, bright colors, and bits of collage invite little ones into a safe, yet expansive world. Preschool-Grade 1. --Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: Templar
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0763644234
• ISBN 13: 9780763644239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Siminovich Lorena