Three

"That . . . Three find[s] happiness comes as no surprise, but it warms the heart nonetheless."-The Wall Street Journal

"King's uncluttered and cheerful pencil and watercolor illustrations allow readers to confirm the identities of the animals under discussion. Expect lots of interaction-counting, adding, and even tracing Three's routes on two map-like spreads-when reading this aloud. One engaging story + three legs + six legs = a perfect 10." -The Horn Book

"what gives the story its propulsion is Three's very doggy, glass-half-full attitude that a creature's number of legs is simply an interesting feature (an attitude that may come more easily to a quadruped than a biped). The loose-sketch-style illustrations filled with relaxed washes of color visually underscore Three's positive approach to life. . . . An uplifting story with amiable verve."-Kirkus Reviews

"A small, city-dwelling stray with a sunny disposition is unruffled by his missing right foreleg . . . Loose-lined mixed-media drawings by King (Wandering Star), though, offer a wealth of city stores, sidewalk scenes, and map-like streets, through which Three's path appears as a dotted red line as he follows a shift in circumstances." -Publishers Weekly

"A fabulous choice for all libraries to add enrichment in empathy and optimism."-School Library Journal


"The whimsy about leg numbers gives offbeat dimension to this story of a dog who finds an owner, and it also briskly frames Three's leg count as being just one of many leg-number variants rather than a special condition. Scrawled line and watercolor art touched with pencil textures is breezy and upbeat"-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books