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lattelibrarian's review
5.0
From the illustrations to the words, this book poses an incredibly important question: why am I me, and not somebody else? How is it that I am who I am today and not somebody different?
These two children think the same question, in various ways, each differentiation suggesting a slightly different outcome? Why am I me, and not taller or shorter? Why am I me, and not younger or older? Each question questions why we are born with our bodies, our cultures, our languages. And, more importantly, each question is accentuated with beautiful drawings which further illuminate the questions. Though they don't ask it outright, they show it through the illustrations--these children are surrounded by people of color, people of different ethnicities, people of different religions.
When it comes down to it, this book is powerful for helping children understand that at the base of everything, humans aren't that different from each other, while still respecting that different people's experiences do affect their lives.
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These two children think the same question, in various ways, each differentiation suggesting a slightly different outcome? Why am I me, and not taller or shorter? Why am I me, and not younger or older? Each question questions why we are born with our bodies, our cultures, our languages. And, more importantly, each question is accentuated with beautiful drawings which further illuminate the questions. Though they don't ask it outright, they show it through the illustrations--these children are surrounded by people of color, people of different ethnicities, people of different religions.
When it comes down to it, this book is powerful for helping children understand that at the base of everything, humans aren't that different from each other, while still respecting that different people's experiences do affect their lives.
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beths0103's review
3.0
Stunning illustrations and a book that will definitely garner some wonderful writing responses from students, but the text felt a bit too much like the middle schooler who has to write 5-7 sentences per paragraph in an essay and so finds a way to say a variation of the same thing to fill the requisite number of sentences.
olbeelaine's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
msgabbythelibrarian's review
2.0
I was asked to do this one in a storytime as well. Honestly, I was disappointed in the actual content of the book. It had limited words and while that is usually fine with me, trying to convey an understanding of diversity with that is tough.
shighley's review
4.0
I had an interesting experience while I was checking this out at the public library. A woman next to me said, "Excuse me. Is that book about diversity? Could I please see it?" After she looked through it, she said, "Hmm. Some adults need to read this."