2011
One
Kathryn Otoshi
Audience:
Grades K - 3
Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One--a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right.
About the Author
Kathryn Otoshi is an award-winning author/illustrator, best known for her character-building number/color book series: One, Zero, and Two. She is also the co-author of Beautiful Hands, a book about possibilities and reaching your dreams. She travels across the country to encourage children to develop strong character traits and to help readers find creative methods to engage and connect with their students through the power of reading, art, and literature. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Listen to Kathryn Otoshi read One at the annual Project Cornerstone breakfast in 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TGaDSMAS1E