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The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

by Shel Silverstein

A search for a fitting match

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A search for a fitting match

In this companion to *The Missing Piece*, a small shape sets out to find someone it can join and roll along with. The search brings encounters with pieces that are too large, too small, or compatible in shape but not in motion. After feeling alone, it meets the Big O, whose example points it toward encouragement and determination as ways to pursue its own hopes. Shel Silverstein’s drawings accompany a simple premise about the difference between finding a match and learning to move forward independently.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in illustrated stories about shapes and movement
  • Readers familiar with *The Missing Piece* who want its companion tale
  • Families looking for a story about pursuing hopes and growing more independent

Themes

Belonging and companionshipIndependenceEncouragement and determination

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Book overview

From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing PieceMeets the Big O, sure to delight fans of all ages with Silverstein's iconic drawings and humor.

This companion tale to The Missing Piece is an inventive and heartwarming book where the missing piece is in search of its perfect match.

The missing piece sat alone...waiting for someone to come along and take it somewhere. All it wants is to roll along with its perfect match, but some are too small, others too big, and some fit yet don't roll. The missing piece feels sad and lonely until it meets the Big O, and learns that all it ever needed was a little encouragement and determination to fulfill its dreams.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!

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