Half a Sentence: Two stories in one book. Start from either cover.: 1

A fence has gaps. A sentence has two halves.Two stories in one book: read it forward and it is Bob's story; turn it over and read it back - the same pages, the same words - and it is Otto's.Bob hears his best friend through the fence: "Bob is not my friend." He runs off with the half he heard. On the other side, Otto is finishing the sentence - "Bob is my best friend" - to a boy who is already gone. Nothing is added and nothing is hidden; you simply hear the other side of the fence.A perspective-taking picture book for ages 4 to 8, about the thing every child does: hearing part of something and carrying the rest home. One question to ask at the end - what did the other boy mean?Opens and closes on the same line: You are my best friend.Book 1 of Bob & Otto, by Jesper K. Lassen. From VEN Method - social-emotional learning that builds connection and community in classrooms and at home.