One Boy is a children’s picture book by Laura Vaccaro Seeger that combines counting, wordplay and visual storytelling through die-cut pages. The book begins with one lonely boy and gradually turns simple phrases into surprises hidden inside other words, such as one becoming alone and seals becoming sea. Through bold illustrations and changing page openings, it introduces young readers to numbers, language patterns, imagination and the pleasure of noticing details. The book is suited to early readers and shared reading, leaving space to discover how a small shift in a word or picture can change the whole scene.
Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication year: 2008
Number of pages: 48