This die-cut, peek-through picture book declares that it’s good to be alone—to dream, to create, to enjoy—but together with friends, the fun can grow.
This die-cut, peek-through picture book declares that it’s good to be alone—to dream, to create, to enjoy—but together with friends, the fun can grow.
“Alone, we have secrets. Together, we have treasures.
Alone, we count. Together, we share.
Alone, we are strong. Together, we are invincible.
Alone, we are beautiful. Together we are magnificent.
Alone, we are curious. Together we share discoveries.”
Just think of all the many ways that being alone can help us think, imagine and create. Then multiply that by together. That’s what Émilie Chazerand’s Alone & Together is about.
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Alone & Together promotes the belief that by working together with friends, family and a community of others, we can transform small, good things into even better things that everyone can enjoy.
There are parents, grandparents and several adults from different cultures represented here. And they’re all depicted helping children to discover and share.
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Have you ever drawn a picture or made something out of construction paper and then shown it to someone in your family? How did you feel when they said they liked it? Have you ever had a friend share their favorite toys or their favorite creations with you?
Sometimes we just feel like being alone. And that’s good, right? It’s important to be able to think about things or make stuff on our own sometimes. But have you ever shared your ideas with someone else? Do you think that’s important, too?
What kinds of things can be fun on your own but even more fun when you’re doing them with other people? Have you ever been with some friends and made up a new game together? Have you ever had a grandparent teach you about something fun that you never thought about before? Did you know that grandparents can do that?
What are some big important things that you think about?
This fun picture book has clever peek-through die cutouts on every page. Alone & Together helps kids realize that being alone to think about and enjoy the world around them is a very good thing. But it suggests that sharing those fun thoughts and experiences with others can make the world a better and happier place.
There are no negative content issues in the story mix.
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