One For Me, One For You

C. C. Cameron; Illustrated by Grace Lin

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"Cookie jar. Stool./Cookies? Cool./One for me. One for you./That makes two." So begins an adventure in simple math--the conceptual adding of numbers--beyond standard counting books. As the child brings more cookies and toy cars, and takes some away, the value of sharing becomes meaningful even to the youngest members of the family. Playfully making points about both math and sharing, Grace Lin's dynamic patterns and vibrant colors leap off the page.

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Wrapped in good humor, this simply illustrated playtime story explores the concept of sharing as it imparts a subtle counting lesson. Two friends, a hippo and an alligator, count out cookies and cars. Everything is fine when each friend has one object, but as the numbers increase, so do the stakes. The animals learn about sharing and fairness when they divide four cookies, each friend getting two. But Mom takes away three cars when the friends can't decide who should get the third. Should it go to the cars' owner? To the guest? Or should Mom keep them all? Neither child likes the last solution. There's not much clutter or detail in the pictures. The clean, bright art depicts the young friends, the hippo mom, and the toys outlined in crisp black, with bright blue, sunny yellow, lime green, hot pink, and vivid orange colors energizing everything. Happy solutions to real-life challenges delivered with good cheer.
 
 
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A hippo and an alligator take cookies from the cookie jar and then must decide how to divide them evenly. When they play with cars, they find that three cars and two friends make it hard to share. The brief rhyming phrases mixed with bright, bold colors make this a solid tale for the very young. Math concepts are an integral part of the story, but don't force the issue.

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C. C. Cameron; Illustrated by Grace Lin

C.C. Cameron has taught high school and college mathematics She lives in the Midwest.

Grace Lin is the author/illustrator of Dim Sum for Everyone. She lives in the Northeast.

C. C. Cameron
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One For Me, One For You
C. C. Cameron; Illustrated by Grace Lin

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Roaring Brook Press
April 2003
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780761316923
ISBN10: 0761316922
Picture Book
8 x 10 inches, 32 pages, Full Color Illustrations Throughout
Age Range: 2 to 6
Grade Range: p to 1
$15.95

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Roaring Brook Press
March 2003
Reinforced Library Binding
ISBN: 9780761328070
ISBN10: 0761328076
Picture Book
8 x 10 inches, 32 pages, Full Color Illustrations Throughout
Age Range: 2 to 6
Grade Range: p to 1
$22.90
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