Two

Two by Kathryn Otoshi is an amazing picture book about friendship. The story is about two numbers, 1 and 2. They are inseparable, and they are best friends. Then, Three comes along and tells One that the odds are better. One starts to hang out with Three more than Two, and she feels left out. The other even numbers 4, 6, and 8 befriend Two and they tell her that evens are better. The story then turns into a odds versus evens argument, and Two is torn. She knows that she and One have been best friends for a very long time, but she also doesn’t like how One ditched Two to hang out with Three. Two talks to Zero about her problem, and decides to tell all of the numbers about it. She tells Three how she feels, and Three apologizes for not sharing One with Two. This story has a very meaningful message, that you can’t hold onto someone forever, they’re going to make new friends, and instead of fighting that decision, support it. Overall, this was a wonderful book, and I really enjoyed reading it.

 

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