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Saltzberg, Barney

One of These Is Not like the Others

40 pp. | Holiday/Porter | March, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-4560-8 $18.99
(2) PS It's not a picture-book version of the similar-sounding Sesame Stree refrain, but it has a like premise--with a twist. On each of several cleanly designed spreads, one of the things pictured is not like the others--at least superficially. We've got three cows and an elephant; three dogs and a cat; three little pigs and a wolf (uh-oh); three bunnies and a bicycle; and more. For each example, the first spread sets up the differences using the titular phrase. A page-turn resolves the relationships in lighthearted text ("And that's just fine with us" "And that’s the way we roll") and in entertaining digital illustrations showing everyone getting along great (the pigs and wolf are in a band together--phew!). The art uses plenty of white space to good effect, placing the guileless creatures front and center and allowing viewers to notice variation. Upon not-that-close examination, for example, we see that none of the supposedly matching figures is exactly the same in appearance, behavior, or both, a point that gently underscores the text's welcome be-yourself message.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2020

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