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    The Twins' Blanket
    The Twins' Blanket
    The Twins' Blanket
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    The Twins' Blanket

    By Hyewon Yum

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    One of School Library Journal's Best Picture Books of 2011

    These look-alike twins have always shared everything—their room, their toys, a crib, and, since the day they were born, a blanket. But as they grow into new beds, they need new blankets, too. Now they face a new dilemma: they don't know how not to share.

    Told from the perspective of two five-year-olds, The Twins' Blanket playfully illuminates squabbles and affection between young siblings. Yum's minimalistic art astutely captures these twins' emotions as they toss, turn, and tug their new and old blankets—and embrace their growing independence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateAug 16, 2011
    ISBN9781466822955
    The Twins' Blanket
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    Hyewon Yum

    Hyewon Yum is the author and illustrator of several acclaimed books for children, including This Is Our House, The Twins' Blanket, There Are No Scary Wolves, and Last Night. Her book Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! received the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.

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    • 4/5
      Authentic. If you or your child is a twin, or curious about what it's like to be one, you need to read this. But you want to read this even if you only empathize with the idea of starting to grow up and developing an individual identity.
    • 5/5
      This book was used in our text set, and I think it is a good book for kids to learn about growing up. The illustrations are really adorable, and the story was simple to follow and well written.
    • 1/5
      Identical twins being moved into separate beds they get to choose fabric to make their own blankets for their own bed. At the end the girls want to be in the same bed again and are scared but after holding hands and knowing that her sister is right there they are fine.
    • 3/5
      Five-year-old identical twin sisters who have shared everything from a room to a blanket since their infancy, find that they must begin the separation process in this picture-book from author/artist Hyewon Yum, herself a twin. As their mother sets out to make them separate blankets, when the one that they have long shared becomes too small, they choose different color fabrics, and argue about whose blanket should be sewn first. But when they are finally in separate beds, under separate blankets, they find that it is more unnerving than they expected to be apart...Chosen as one of our December selections in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong, where our theme this month is "Warm Quilts and Soft Mittens," The Twins' Blanket is a sweet little tale of (fairly gentle) sibling rivalry and affection. The story is engaging, and the artwork appealing. I especially liked some of the visual details, such as the decorative motifs on the vividly-hued cloth that the mother is working on, or the fact that the two new blankets both incorporate some of the old shared blanket. Recommended to young children who are just starting to feel that they want a little space of their own, but who still need the safety and warmth of close family bonds.
    • 4/5
      Double your pleasure, double your fun!
    • 4/5
      Cute. I liked how each twin got one side of the two-page spread.
    • 5/5
      The Twins’ Blanket is a book about twin sisters who are getting older, so they need to get separate beds and to separate their favorite blanket. They each get a piece of the blanket to keep with them. The main message of this book is about the relationship between twins. I really loved this book! One reason I really loved this book is because I am an identical twin. My sister and I are very similar and we do pretty much share everything, so I really related to this book. One sentence that resonated with me in particular was “We’re look alike twins, that means we look like each other, that means we share everything.” That sentence just reminded of me and my twin sister, Rachel, a lot. A second thing that I really loved about this book was the end papers. One was pink and one was yellow because one twin’s favorite color was pink, and her new blanket was pink, and one twin’s favorite color was yellow, and her new blanket was yellow.
    • 4/5
      Very nice story for twins, siblings or anyone outgrowing something special!
    • 4/5
      A pair of “look-alike twins” are growing up, which means no more sharing the same bed. But what will happen to the blanket they have shared for five years? Of course, each girl wants to keep it. Each of the twins takes turns telling this story, making it totally kid-relatable. The illustrations have a light, delicate quality to them but are also vivid enough that they pop off the page. This is a simple story sure to resonate with any youngsters who have ever disagreed with brothers, sisters or friends about sharing things. Recommended. For ages 2-6.

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