![]() ![]() As wonderful as these text equations are, they're twice as effective with the accompanying pictures, such as the scene of a child asleep beneath a cheerful quilt, illustrating "cozy + smell of pancakes - alarm clock = weekend." The illustrator of Rosenthal's Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink, Corace creates clean, spare artwork here using precisely drawn black lines, washes of distinctive colors, and plenty of white space. From the simple ("1 + 1 = us") to the subtle ("'I'm sorry' + hug = sincere apology") to the evocative ("barefoot + screen door + popsicles = summer"), Rosenthal creatively uses the symbols of math as a succinct way of stating conceptual rather than numeric relationships. And both are equally notable for their insight, humanity, and wit. If Rosenthal's Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons is a picture-book dictionary, her latest book is a picture-book introduction to mathematical equations. ![]() "Just read this unusual book aloud and let it work its magic." -Booklist, starred review "Clever premise + artful execution = sure winner." -Kirkus, starred review ![]() With another collaboration with illustrator Jen Corace" -Publishers Weekly "Amy Krouse Rosenthal continues her run of inspired ideas This Plus That: Life's Little Equations Jen Corace, illustrator ![]()
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