One

Winner of 10 awards including the Teacher's Choice Award and the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor award, "One"by Kathryn Otoshi is a not only a number/color learning book but also an imaginative story that teaches readers that everyone has special talents and that everyone is important. The characters in "One’"are round splotches of watercolors, each with their own unique persona: Blue is quiet, Orange is outgoing, Purple is regal, Green is bright, Yellow is sunny, and Red is a hot-headed bully who teases the other colors and makes them feel bad. Eventually Blue learns to stand up to Red in a constructive way. Through this creative story, young readers can learn about empathy, standing up for what is right, inclusion, and anti-bullying.