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The Wills and the Won'ts

by Angela Woolfe
Roland Garrigue
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Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches and Other Stories meets The Wall in the Middle of the Book in this pitch perfect, rhyming story about breaking down barriers and embracing our differences.
An angry old Won’t and a cheerless young Will
lived next to each other, on top of a hill.
They squabbled and quarrelled, did nothing but fight.
If one said, "It’s day," said the other, "It’s night."
"Your dog wrecked my roses!" "Your trees are too tall!"
"There’s one way to end this:
WE’RE BUILDING A WALL!"
 
The Wills and the Won’ts can’t seem to agree on anything, so they build a wall to keep the other out. Until a hopeful young May realizes that perhaps they can find some common ground, if only they work together.
 
A fantastically timely and timeless read-aloud with the bouncing rhyme of Dr. Seuss and a message that will resonate with readers of all ages: Tolerance and togetherness put us all on the same side. 

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 5, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593352595

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 680
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      May 1, 2022
      When two neighbors' bickering gets out of hand, their communities back up their own, to everyone's detriment. The Wills and the Won'ts look identical--bulbous bodies of different sizes and shapes, stick limbs, and black hair--save for their skin color: Wills are brownish-orange, Won'ts are blue. But no matter their similarities, when two who share a hill finally lose their patience and begin to build a wall, it doesn't take long or much provocation (blame her!) for each side to see--and treat--the other as hated enemies. Soon, the walls are all anyone can see. Vocabulary emphasizes negative feelings and names: fool, anger, fury, meanness, spite, danger. "The walls made it tricky for people to hear, / so insults were guessed at and doubt became fear." That is, until a young, brownish-orange May, dismayed at being trapped by a wall that sports an ironic sign--"Losers! We win!"--dislodges a single brick and sees a friendly blue face on the other side who declares maybe they are a Could instead of a Won't. The new peace spreads just as quickly as the hate did, and the walls come down, differences mattering less than what's in their hearts and their desire to be free. The rhyming text keeps the Seussian tale moving, and Garrigue's characters' facial expressions and body language are easy to read. While his scenes are full of whimsical details, the palette is rather somber and bland. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Timely and important. (Picture book. 3-8)

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:680
  • Text Difficulty:3

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