So Few of Me by Peter H. Reynolds

Are you a list maker? I love to make lists. They seem to help me organize my thoughts as well as the tasks I want to do in any given time. However, sometimes just the thought of starting a list can be daunting, especially if the list is bound to go on and on.

This book is about Leo. Leo is a busy person who has a lot to do. He organizes his tasks on lists and realizes how much easier it would be if there were two of him. I have felt like this so many times! Leo thinks he's lucky when the doorbell rings and another Leo appears! This book is a little like a counting book...as the pages turn, the Leos keep appearing. But somehow, the more Leos there are, the more work there is to do and the less time there is to dream.

The sparse illustrations in this book are charming and the endpapers (lists in and of themselves) are so telling in their message with tasks like, "Prioritize!" and "Go faster!" and "Write to Aunt Iris."

A day is just a day and what it's for is up to us. Leo reminds us of that.