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Loading... All are welcome (original 2018; edition 2018)by Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator.)
Work InformationAll Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold (Author) (2018)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Pages filled with simple, rhyming text and vibrant, diverse illustrations., The story takes the reader through a school day where every child regardless of background, skin color, family dynamic, religion or social status are welcomed with open arms. Such an amazing book to promote diversity and inclusion.
Starred Review. Penfold and Kaufman have outdone themselves in delivering a vital message in today’s political climate. Let’s hope more people, starting with this picture book’s audience, embrace it. AwardsNotable Lists
Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children who learn how to write, spell, make friends, and be kind on the first day back at school. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)305.8Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalismLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Otherwise, the book doesn't have anything censurable in my opinion. Characters show a map where their families emigrated from, children go to school in wheelchair access ramps, other children hug their parents goodnight. Nothing that would strike me as covert brainwashing. Ok, yes, there is one page in the book where two kids are brought to school by what seems like 2 parents of the same gender. But the drawings are done in such a way, that you would really have to focus and go looking for it to spot it. I doubt the target audience for this book would notice.
The ebook formatting is good without major issues. I think my sole complaint about the book was some of the prose in 1 or 2 pages was hard to read grammatically speaking. Which stroke me as odd since this is a trad book that would have been revised by several editors before publication. For this reason, I give the book 4 stars. Otherwise, I believe the book gives children a positive message. ( )