There's a cozy old-fashioned feel to this story of Oliver Tolliver, a dog who owned one of everything: "...one little bedroom and one little bed / with one little pillow for under his head / and one little blanket and one little sheet / and one little bottle to warm up his feet. After proudly showing off his singular possessions to a cat named Peggoty Small, he finds that his house is not suitable for entertaining guests, so he sets out to double his wealth, by acquiring one more of each thing. Marjorie Priceman's whimsical illustrations are reminiscent of those created two generations ago by Leonard Weisgard. (Ages 3-5)

Oliver Tolliver, who lives alone in his little house with just one of everything, discovers that it is more fun to have two of everything and share with a friend.