If your child is learning about, or simply likes to be, a contrarian, these go without saying
Before & After
Author: Jean Jullien
Illustrator: Jean Jullien
Publisher: Phaidon Press (Board Book)
Recommended Age Range: 2 to 4
BIG Little
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3
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Black? White! Day? Night!
Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Publisher: A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press
Recommended Age Range: 2 to 6
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From “beginning” to “end,” I think you’ll agree, Black? White! Day? Night! captures the world of opposites in the most surprising and creative ways.
Awards: American Library Association Notable Children’s Book, 2007; Child Magazine Best Book of 2006; Nick Jr./Family Magazine Best Book of 2006; Booklist Editor’s Choice, 2006; Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2006; BookSense Pick of the Lists Book, 2006; CCBC Choices Best Book of 2007; Capitol Choices 2007 Noteworthy Books for Children; Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2006; Pennsylvania Center for the Book “Baker’s Dozen,” 2006; Eric Carle Museum Picture Book of Distinction, 2006
Elephant Elephant: A Book of Opposites
Author: Pittau & Gewais
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5
Opposite Surprise
Author: Agnese Baruzzi
Illustrator: Agnese Baruzzi
Publisher: minedition (Board Book)
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5
Opposites: Touch Think Learn
Author: Xavier Deneux
Illustrator: Xavier Deneux
Publisher: A Handprint Book, an Imprint of Chronicle Books LLC
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5 (Choking Hazard – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.)
Opposites Abstract
Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended Age Range: All Ages
Through abstract art, paintings become profound as one question leads to many.
Quiet LOUD
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3
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The Huey’s in What’s the Opposite?
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: Philomel Books, an Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5
Never boring, always unique, the Hueys just do things in their own way; lucky for us, because the Hueys have done it again! And this time, it’s opposites! A simple and enjoyable lesson your child might beg you to read over…and over…and over…Very entertaining.
Yummy YUCKY
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3
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