A lively, timely picture book.” - Booklist this colorful picture book celebrates a school where all the students from a diverse community feel welcome. “Penfold and Kaufman celebrate a school community as a great common ground where families of all kinds connect and share in their children’s educational journey.”- Publishers Weekly ★ “Penfold and Kaufman have outdone themselves in delivering a vital message in today's political climate.” - Kirkus, starred review A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year.Īll Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, they are welcome in their school. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A lovely story to illustrate collaboration.A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.įollow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. To whom would you recommend this book? For ages 4-7, with dialogic reading to amplify the story.
The dust jacked has a great poster on the verso, showing the kids from the story modeling 15 differing emotions – a nice resource for a kindergarten classroom or a daycare center.Īnything you didn’t like about it? I just wished the text could have been as robust and awesome as the illustrations.
A small black dog watches the activity, as kids’ feelings differ as to how to clean the lot, what to do with the large tire, and how to dispose of the junk.Įnd pages offer a before and after scene of an urban neighborhood, with the front showing kids gazing at one another, and at the end they are waving, having accomplished a big project together. What a lovely display of the many ways we can be. Readers will enjoy pointing out all of the diversity – skin colors show kids who are Black, Brown, White and Asian one child uses a wheelchair and another uses a white cane there’s a girl in a hijab, a boy with a Sikh patka and another wearing a yarmulke some kids are gender non-binary and there’s a set of twins. The rhyming text is spare, but the mixed media illustrations carry the weight and are full of joy and expression. Feelings about what to do with the space are the subject of this picture book about exploring emotions. What did you like about the book? A diverse group of kids finds a vacant lot containing a lovely tree with a bunch of garbage piled around it. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5
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