<DIV><DIV><P>A CLASSIC IN THE MAKING FROM THE 2008 CALDECOTT HONOR WINNER</P><P>ONE BOY is a perfect example of why <I>Kirkus Reviews </I>calls Laura Vaccaro Seeger the “emerging master of the concept book”—a die-cut book exploring counting and words-withinwords, <I>and </I>the power of art and imagination. At the start, readers see a sad boy surrounded by empty, lonely chairs. At his feet is a bag with paint brushes peeking out. The text reads “ONE boy” which—with a turn of the page and a look through a cleverly cut hole—turns into “all alONE.” Page after page, the book becomes populated with seals, apes, and monkeys, all examples of words-within-words. Finally, we come back to “ONE boy” who is “all dONE,” and we discover where all the characters came from.</P><P><I>One Boy</I> is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.</P></DIV></DIV>