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Byrne, Gayle

Sometimes Just One Is Just Right

32 pp. | Abbeville | March, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7892-1129-3 $15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Mary Haverfield. A boy reflects on the pros and cons of being an only child, comparing notes with his cousin, who has many siblings. Byrne tries to make the narrator sound childlike, but sometimes the text comes across as a public service announcement (e.g., "I figure 'only' doesn't have to mean lonely"). The soft, supple art features several families of different configurations.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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