The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Matthies, Janna

Two Is Enough

40 pp. | Running | November, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7624-5561-4 $15.95

(3) PS Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning. Lighthearted couplets (an appropriate form) describe various activities a single-parent, one-child family can share throughout the seasons. In summer, for example, "Two is enough / for a double-scoop treat, / For sand castle contests, / for splashing our feet." The warm illustrations for this pleasant and useful book feature four diverse little families (grandmother-grandson, father-daughter, etc.) enjoying their own company.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert