One by Kathryn Otoshi

I thought that the way that author used circles and numbers instead of characters was a very good idea. I also was impressed by how well the "characters" were able to have such distinct personalities only based on color and the shape of the images. The illustrator was able to show whether or not a color was mean or shy and when they were sad or angry just by how she drew a circle. The message of this story was about emotion and differences. It also talked about the hardships of life in a very subtle and tasteful way. The kindness that blue showed red after how mean red was was a great touch to the book. It was a nice way to end it. Also I loved the last page when it said everyone counts. I thought it was funny because they were talking about how everyone matters and is important, but also about how they are all numbers and you can count them. I thought that was cute.