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Max discovers that uniqueness is more than just a name, in this funny, lively picture book debut by the bestselling author of The Interestings.

Max's room has his name all over it—on his blanket and night light and wall. His parents call him The One and Only Max. And so, he is in for a big surprise at the playground one day, when he hears "Max, time to go home!" and two other kids come running. He's not the one and only after all! How many Maxes are in the world?! Millions of Maxes?

But when he decides to help one of the other Maxes find her missing toy, he discovers that there are other ways to be special, and that he can appreciate the specialness of his new Max friends just as much as his own. That night he dreams of the future adventures he'll have with all of the Maxes he has yet to meet.

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ISBN-13:	9780593324110
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/11/2022
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	328,357
Product dimensions:	8.88(w) x 11.25(h) x 0.36(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Meg Wolitzer was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in the town of Syosset, on Long Island, and sold her first novel, Sleepwalking, while a senior in college. She is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels for adults, including The Interestings, The Ten-Year Nap, The Wife, and The Female Persuasion; the young adult novel Belzhar; and the middle-grade novels The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman and To Night Owl from Dogfish.

Micah Player studied Graphic Design at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City before moving to Southern California to work in the apparel industry. A former creative director of Paul Frank Industries, he now works as an illustrator of books and games. He lives with his family in a little house beneath a big tree in the mountains of Utah.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

May 28, 1959

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York

Education:

B.A., Brown University, 1981

Website:

http://www.megwolitzer.com

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08/02/2021
The direct prose style of Wolitzer (To Night Owl from Dogfish) makes a seamless transition to the picture book in this volume. No one has told Max, a boy with brown skin, that names go in and out of fashion—his parents call him “the one and only Max,” so why shouldn’t that be so? His sense of uniqueness evaporates one day at the playground, though, when his name is called out and two other Maxes—a Black child on skates and a white child on a scooter—also come running. “I am NOT the one and only Max,” he mourns internally. “And I never, ever was.” But playing with the other Maxes proves so much fun—the three bond over a playground-wide search for a lost object and even meet a fourth Max—that the protagonist ends the day embracing his membership in a club in which “we all have the same name, but we’re completely different.” The cheery aesthetic of Player (Paletero Man)—colors that pop, crisply rendered characters who wear their hearts on their sleeves as they run hither and yon—matches Wolitzer’s warm, knowing voice page for page, and Player’s varied digital compositions capture the visceral excitement of an action-packed day outside. Ages 3–5. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"The cheery aesthetic of Player (Paletero Man)—colors that pop, crisply rendered characters who wear their hearts on their sleeves as they run hither and yon—matches Wolitzer’s warm, knowing voice page for page, and Player’s varied digital compositions capture the visceral excitement of an action-packed day outside." —Publishers Weekly

"An excellent portrayal of a kid with a certain world view having it very much shaken. It models a helpful reaction for processing new information, reminding readers that they can believe one thing one day and learn something that alters that the next . . . With the added draw of cartoon-like art, this is a one-of-a-kind and entertaining picture book for all kinds of readers." —School Library Journal

"Wolitzer is a streamlined, effective storyteller in any format, and this sweet journey manages to pack a lot of messaging about friendship, uniqueness, and self-acceptance into its short pages . . . the reader cannot help but celebrate with the various Maxes as they discover that even with the same name, they’re still one in a million." —Booklist

"Whether a funny reflection on kids who have very common names, a rumination on the way everyone has unique traits that make them up, or a reminder that the world is much bigger than we think, this book is sure to please any kid that shares a name with one (or more) of their classmates." —BCCB

From the Publisher

09/01/2021
PreS-Gr 1—The one and only Max is used to being the one and only. His name is all over his room; he has "Max" cup and a "Max" night light. On a trip to the playground, however, he meets two other kids named Max. This surprises him; if there are two more Maxes, there might be millions of them. When one of the other Maxes loses a pink pine cone, the three of them work together to find it. Max doesn't mind that he is no longer the one and only; they have the same name, but are still each unique. This picture book is an excellent portrayal of a kid with a certain world view having it very much shaken. It models a helpful reaction for processing new information, reminding readers that they can believe one thing one day and learn something that alters that the next. VERDICT With the added draw of cartoon-like art, this is a one-of-a-kind and entertaining picture book for all kinds of readers.—Myiesha Speight, formerly at Towson Univ., Baltimore

School Library Journal

2021-08-18
A young boy is surprised to learn others are also named Max.
“The one and only Max,” an affectionate moniker given to him by his parents, is reinforced by iterations of his name emblazoned all over his room. During a visit to the park, Max is shocked to discover two other children answering to Max: a Black girl on roller skates and a White child on a scooter. Putting his confusion and discomfort aside, Max volunteers to help roller-skating Max find her pink pine cone. All three Maxes jubilantly scour the park searching for the missing item. Working together has warmed the formerly one-and-only Max to the existence of more Maxes. Later he corrects his parents, explaining he’s one of many Maxes, and despite the shared name, each Max is different in their own way. Since more text is devoted to the pine-cone search than to showing what makes each Max distinct, readers must rely on their depictions to understand what he means, with most differences being physical attributes. The cheerful, cartoony illustrations and vivid color palette are pleasing but can’t overcome the rushed ending and the promotion of body type and skin and hair color as the primary ways individuals can be distinct. Main character Max is biracial, with medium-brown skin and curly, dark-brown hair; his mom presents Asian, and his dad presents Black. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Mistakenly places emphasis on appearances over millions of other ways people can be unique. (Picture book. 4-8)

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