Zero

Fantastic book. Such a simple story. And so illustrative! My now 3 year old absolutely loves it. He is a big fan of the first book "One". Zero is the second book. The story and illustrations are simple enough that little kids follow it, relate to it and actually enjoy it. I myself find it interesting to read along with our son. The book also carries emotional lessons on sharing, forgiveness, compassion, to name a few (if you want to go deep analysis on a childrens book.) The outer cover jacket is thin and prone to scratches. And its black so it amplifies scratches. I recommend taking the dust jacket off as soon as it arrives in the mail and store it away. The book by itself is a hardcover and can take a decent amount of smashing, banging, tugging etc. This way you get to enjoy your book longer. We have both the first book, "One" and now this one "Zero". My review of "One" is here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R392S94JFQHI2 Recommend getting both books. Your kids will absolutely relate to both.

When Zero looked at herself in the mirror she saw a hole right in her middle. How can a number worth absolutely nothing become worth something? Zero sets out to find worth in herself. She felt empty inside. Zero is a wonderful number book that looks at not only the concept of counting, it tackles the social issue of self acceptance and diversity. I liked how Otoshi used feeling words that most children of three or four year old would not know and gives opportunity to extend their vocabulary. I also found it was fun to stay with the fast paced story to see how the number Zero was going to count. If there was a "Grandma's Choice Award" it would certainly be a winner.

My kid's school recommended this book to help talk about self esteem/self worth. My child loves the idea of numbers and math so they were interested in this book right away. The book provides a good analogy of how sometimes people try to fit in to be something they are not (as the number zero in the book tries to turn into the number 8 or another number in order to be worth something) and it doesn't feel right. Eventually, zero sees their self worth through a new perspective as the power to keep counting beyond 9 making something you thought was worth nothing into a powerful number after all. My child likes this idea very much. I use it as a way to talk about their differences and how some of those differences may not feel like they're worth something right now but they will with perspective and could make something greater than they ever thought.

Amazing book about numbers and being true to yourself!

She is such a great children's book writer. My boys ages 8 and 6 loved this book, and zero is often such a hard concept it is a good thing to introduce at an early age. Many counting books start at 1, its great to start at zero and work with zero, helps a lot for your children when they are looking at negative numbers and the number line. This is a great way to introduce zero!

I love reading this book to my son! “Zero” not only shares lessons in numbers, but importantly, introduces concepts of accepting different body types, developing character, and learning what it means to find value in yourself and in others. I absolutely adore this book. I like how it can serve as an inspiration to both children and grown- ups. It teaches life lessons that are often hard to grasp as adults and are even harder to speak to children about.

Ms. Otoshi gives a very special message in this book. Everyone counts and has a special purpose! No matter what age or grade, this book is a must read. I teach high school and will read it in my classroom. My husband and children from 11-21 enjoyed this book, too! Don't forget to check out her other book called, One. Every school should have both of these books in their library.

My intentions are to read this book to my 4th graders as a read aloud, during the first week of back to school, focusing on worth, value, self-identity, and place value all in one. A cute spin on idividualism as well as collaboration! I enjoyed reading this quick read.

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What an absolutely, mind-blowingly brilliant book this was! I got this book for my 6 year old son who is about to start primary school, I feel this has great life lessons which he needs to understand from a young age! He loved the book and keeps re-reading it over and over again.

We have ZERO, ONE, TWO and my 6yo loves them all. The language and pus are super clever.

Such a fun book my kids loved it.

It is good but it is a book suitable for children under 4 years old.