We Match!
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
In this hilarious dog book for kids, New York Times-bestselling author Chris Barton introduces social emotional learning and math concepts in a fun comics-style picture book format.
Humor and high-energy abound as a lovable bunch of dogs discover what they have in common during an action-packed day at the dog park.
An afternoon of mixing and matching is underway at the dog park as dogs gleefully discover the qualities that make them similar. Some love to play with balls, others prefer chasing squirrels. Some like wet food, others prefer kibble. Some like to wear sweaters, others to destroy them . . . As endless Venn diagrams of connection are shaped and reshaped, the dogs find that they may have more in common than they think!
Here's an entertaining comics-style picture book that will visually introduce kids ages 4 to 8 to math concepts, and encourage them to seek connections with their peers—even if they aren’t immediately visible.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eight adorably motley visitors to a local dog park raise an intriguing question: What truly constitutes a "match"? Distinctly doggie-inflected dialogue by Barton (Glitter Everywhere!) and boisterous, comics-style ink and watercolor illustrations by Glick (Perros! Perros!/Dogs! Dogs!) launch forays into connection, and a gray terrier named Button provides commentary into a microphone. Two border collies initially pair up based on their identical markings ("I mean, we totally match"), but the discoveries widen when one bonds with a retriever over a shared passion for chasing balls, and the other finds kinship with a small white dog who loves wind-whipped car rides. "You can't always tell right away, can you?" Button knowingly observes, as the doggo-matching game goes on to reveal shared feelings about sweater-wearing, squirrel-chasing, and more. Excellent fodder for charting and diagramming exercises, it's also a funny and pointed object lesson about learning new tricks when it comes to seeking common ground. Character cards provide more info on each dog. Human figures are portrayed with various abilities and skin tones. Ages 4–8.
