Two

by Otoshi, Kathryn

• ISBN13: 9780972394666
• ISBN10: 0972394664
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-09-23
• Publisher: KO Kids Books

Summary

Two is best friends with One. Whenever they'd get the chance, they'd dance! She'd sing and snap. He'd tappity-tap. What a pair they made! At the end of each day, they'd always say, "ONE, TWO, I'll count on you, 'til the end, we'll be best friends." Until Three jumps in between them . . . Suddenly One only wants to play with Three. "ONE, THREE, odds we'll be!" they chant. Two feels left out. But what can she do? Another character-building counting book by award-winning author Kathryn Otoshi, Two is a powerful story of friendship, loss, letting go, and self-discovery.

Author Biography

Kathryn Otoshi

KATHRYN OTOSHI BIO
Kathryn Otoshi is a children's book author and illustrator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to this, Otoshi worked at Disney’s ImageMovers Digital (Christmas Carol) as well as George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars) as the Graphic Design and Multimedia Art Director.

Her book "One", winner of 15 awards, including the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor Book and the Teacher's Choice Award, is an anti-bullying which book introducing colors, numbers, and counting while playing on larger themes of acceptance, tolerance, and the power of one voice. Her follow up book, "Zero", is about self-esteem and finding value in ourselves and in others. Her upcoming book about relationships, "Two", comes out this Fall 2014.

Otoshi has been a guest speaker at many book venues, including the San Francisco Writers Conference, the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and a keynote speaker at the International Reading Association (Canada)