Author/Illustrator: Publisher: Frances Foster Books, Farrar Strauss Giroux 2011
Genre: fiction
Themes: twins, sisters, blankets, sharing, individuality
Age Level: 3 and up
Opening: We’re look-alike twins. That means we look like each other. That means we share everything.
Synopsis: Told from their POV, five year old twin girls, who have always shared everything, sleep in separate beds with their own blankets for the first time.
Resource/Activity: Project Linus: strives to offer comfort for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
Why I like this book: I love the mother’s creative solution (isn’t that what makes a good mother – resourcefulness?!), and the simple and beautifully colored illustrations. Also one of School Library Journal’s Best Picture Books of 2011.
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julie rowan-zoch 
I have twin great nieces! This may be a book they need 🙂
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Bet they are great twin nieces too!
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I love the cover – one has a bunny, one has a bear. Does that foreshadow anything in the story? I’ll have to read it and find out!
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Please do!
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I have read this and love it. I don’t think there are enough twin stories around and this one is a delight!
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Prompt to write one, nicht wahr?
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I’m relly curious how they go on being separated and I love how bunny’s ear sticks up, cute.
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Loving the excitement of the return to PPBF!
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🙂
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Fabulous twin story, Julie…my son has 7 year old twins…a boy and a girl…I think this story would be quite special for them.:) And thank you so much…I just noticed you put my blog button up on your side bar…that is so lovely of you.:)
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It is a newer feature on WP to show link blogs I follow – I love that the photos/images are BIG!
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Sounds like a fun book with a creative solution — which means I’m going to have to read it to find out the ending. Great selection.
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Hope you do!
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Great review, Julie. We read this at the library this summer and my 3-y-o LOVED this book.
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Nice to hear! Wish I still had a tot to read to…maybe in a couple more years a grandtot!
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I have a friend who just had twins. I bet they would love this book (maybe in a couple of years).
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🙂
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This sounds wonderful, and now I’m dying to read it to find out what the mother’s creative solution was! Thanks for sharing – this one is going on my library list for sure 🙂
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Glad this is a compelling mystery for most!
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I must read this, too. I wrote a story (in another lifetime) about twins, and twin intuition, and when they were young they had a hard time being separated.
This book sounds as though it deals with the problem very well. And it makes me want to write about twins in a picture book!
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Yay! Let me know when you do!
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This sounds a very cute story. Interesting that you mention that there is not many twin stories about….. I have seen a few. Would love to read this one.
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It seems others feel there are not many out there, but I have also seen quite a few Diane. Then again I read so many, averaging about 75/wk these days.
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Thank you for the link to Project Linus. There’s a chapter in our area and I’m going to show it to the boys to see if they want to get involved.
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I know I replied to your comment, but I can’t find it! I would really like to know what happens if you do get involved w/Project Linus, so if you post about it let me know!
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Hi! I hear a “fairness” lesson in this little gem since fair doesn’t always have to mean equal, right? YaY! Do you know the story about Rotten and Rascal? They’re dinosaur twins who learn the hard way that they needn’t squabble over everything – that’s my favorite twin story!
Barbara
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I just put the book on hold – thanks for the tip!
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Woo-hoo! That’s great. Let me know how it goes, please.
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What a great gift book for parents of twins!
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I want to know what happens! 🙂
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I knew I would enjoy this before I read the review … I’m a twin. I just know things like that. Looks like a fun story.
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Oooh – give us a twin review Stacy!
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