One Big Pair of Underwear

Author: Laura Gehl

Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld

Publisher: New York: Beach Lane Books, 2014.

This story begins with one big pair of underwear and two bears who don't want to share. As the story goes along more and more animals don't want to share, whether its the three young yaks that don't want to share the salty snacks and one misses out or the four ball bouncing silver seals who don't want to share the three fast scooters so another one misses out. Everthing changes when the pigs decide to share and piggyback down the twisty playground slides. The two bears see them sharing and decide to share the underwear and bit by bit the animals decide its not all bad when it comes to sharing.

This book uses tongue twister rhyming that is fun on the tongue. The book also gives children a way of using numbers, the number of animals go up on every page and soon the reader is counting to ten. Most importantly the book is about sharing with friends. The book is beautifully illustrated and the way the animals are drawn in pencil and digital media give them a silly and playful vibe.

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