Mia and Molly: The Same and Different

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by Mylo Freeman

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"A colorful tale of twins who are not always identical. " — Kirkus Reviews Mia and Molly are twins. They look the same and they like the same things. But they are also different in many ways! A lovely flip book about similarities and differences—and twins! For toddlers ages 24 months and up, with a focus on the child’s daily life. At Clavis, our focus is on what’s best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train. A flip book introduces two Asian siblings, twin toddlers who observe ways they are similar and ways they are not. “Look—Mia and Molly are twins. They look the same.” This half of the book goes on to highlight ways that the twins are similar, focusing on shared preferences in objects and dress. “Today Mia and Molly are wearing the same clothes and the same shoes.” Fortunately for the sisters, the illustrations reveal that there are two of everything, avoiding any source of contention. Bright contrasting colors and textures add dynamism to the illustrations along with artful placement of patterns to surround text or give a pop to objects. Conflict does arise when Mia and Molly fight over one beloved toy frog. Luckily Mommy has a solution. At this point, readers flip the book over and begin reading from the back cover to delve into the differences between the two. Some instances are fairly superficial while others reveal personality distinctions: “Mia loves to laugh at silly puppets. Molly thinks they are a little bit scary.” (…) A colorful tale of twins who are not always identical. ― Kirkus Reviews Mylo Freeman was born in The Hague, The Netherlands, from Dutch/American parents. She attended art school for five years, majoring in painting, and then moved to New York. Mylo lived and worked there for a few years and was part of a group exhibition at The Drawing Center Gallery in New York. But eventually homesickness brought her back to Amsterdam. Around this time she started her musical career, which resulted in a CD album. However, the stage did not prove to be artistically satisfying, so she returned to the visual arts. Mylo started working for magazines and commercial advertising. After the birth of her son David (1994), she started to make drawings for children. David became the main inspiration for all Mylo’s books to come. Her first published book was Potty! in 1997. This book also won her the Kiekeboekprijs in 1998, a prize given out by Dutch national libraries for best toddler book of the year. Mylo currently lives in Amsterdam with her husband and three children.

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