Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Illustrator’s agent: Alexandra Penfold, Upstart Crow Literary. / All are welcome here." It is a place where diversity and compassion advance the culture of peace. Fans of Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate will warm to this story of an orphan Once verdant with water from a magical ... Jae is a slave in a dying desert world.

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman, 10 picture books about kindness and community | A Kids Book A Day. I really fell hard for this beautiful PB! FORMAT: Hardcover Book. Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip. Grow Your Child's Library with Top Young Reader Series, 50% Off All Funko Wetmore Forest POP!, Plush, and More, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Ghostbusters: Who You Gonna Call (Ghostbusters 2016). This book is a gem! All rights reserved. I am always searching for those special gems to share with you. Black and white versions of each language are included to print onto colored paper. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. Change ). Some with dark skin, light skin, red hair, and curly hair.

I first learned about this book from Pragmatic Mom’s website last summer. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps or sitting in wheel chairs. After school, they go home to different homes and foods, but their community binds them together.

I really loved how it all rhymed besides the part, "All are welcome here," because it gives an emphasizing effect to that phrase. Every Friday, authors and KidLit bloggers post a favorite picture book. ( Log Out /  The book also depicts a wide variety of family types; there are children with a single parent, those with two moms or two dads, or kids who have parents from different racial backgrounds. Now I have linked to this post of yours.

Indeed, this school is diversity exemplified. / You have a space here.

Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers Summary: “No matter how you start your day./What you wear when you play./Or if you come from far away./All are welcome here.” Rhyming text and busy illustrations assure a classroom full of children and their parents that all of them are welcome in the school. / All are welcome here. Yes, it does. VERDICT A positive book to have in any library collection, and a great read-aloud selection to start the year and revisit time and again.—Barbara Spiri, Southborough Library, MA, ★ 2018-05-14A lively city school celebrates its diversity.Front endpapers show adult caregivers walking their charges to school, the families a delightful mix that includes interracial, same-sex, and heterosexual couples as well as single caregivers; the rear endpapers assemble them again at the conclusion of a successful schoolwide evening potluck. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. IN THREE PARTS is part Eighth Grade, part Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and entirely original.Allegra Elsom is caught in the middle. And, it gives teachers and parents a lot of freedom to discuss whatever kids want to talk about. I wasn’t wrong about that. ( Log Out /  I mentioned this book in my post. My goal is to share books on a wide range of topics that have a healing impact on children who are facing challenges in their lives. This was certainly the case with Elizabeth Berg’s novel: “We Are All Welcome Here,” an endearing story of triumph over tragedy, love in the face of adversity, faith, perseverance, and learning to accept each other’s differences with grace. There’s a lot to look at and discuss. Suzanne’s artwork will be dazzling for young children. whole chain of hilarity, from a splashing turtle to a wet hen, to a flying policeman, a sinking boat, and just about everyone crashing a ... Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work ... Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work

This book wowed me! I’m not sure where I read about it, but it seemed like a book you would have promoted.

I was wondering who would be the first to add this to our PPBF collection, as it is a must-have. No, I planned to release this book today because of International Peace Day. A school where students grow and learn from each other’s traditions, share lunches, play hard at recess, share science projects, play musical instruments, and gather as a whole community to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Thank you for the reminder. Thank you so much Maria! The text sings with Alexander Penfold’s simple rhymes and repetitive chant “All are welcome here,” which  will resonate with young children as they will pour over pictures of kids like themselves. The text and illustrations will prompt many thoughtful questions from young ones. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. with all the parents and kids gathering for food and sharing of different school activities. / All are welcome here.”. Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. It is such an uplifting book for our current times. ( Log Out /  And the theme is very timely!

Enjoyed your post on Peace Day! Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Resources: I believe this book would be a wonderful discussion book for today’s UN celebration of International Day of Peace. They play together, learn together, and share their different cultural traditions. Children's Book Review: All Are Welcome Author: Alexandra Penfold Illustrator: Suzanne Kaufman Publisher: Knopf Books for Young People Age Range: 4 – 8 years One of my favorite days of the year is finally here: Multicultural Children’s Book Day! 44 pages; ages 4-8. Kindergarten and 1st graders would also enjoy the book and the song (although the instrument part would be left out this early in the year, and the movement activity may be adapted) This lesson goes with a beautiful book about inclusivity at school called “All Are Welcome… I love how Canadian publishers encourage books about diversity in Canada, especially among One Nation, Muslims etc. Thanks for linking to my post.

Thank you for sharing my review on your blog! Pingback: Talking with Kids about A Culture of World Peace | Platform Number 4. I just got back from the library, and as I was heading over to this book, which was on the special recommendation shelf, someone got there before me… I put it on hold, and will now have to wait to enjoy it. Nitty ... A gorgeously illustrated picture book about creativity, making connections, and finding friendship. Whether zooming ... A story of sisterhood, solidarity, and finding your place in a changing world, A GIRL ... A story of sisterhood, solidarity, and finding your place in a changing world, A GIRL Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. It must not have been you then, Patricia. 3-8), ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. Sure to appeal ... A gorgeously illustrated picture book about creativity, making connections, and finding friendship. All Are Welcome. Though one of Penfold’s rhymes (“We’re part of a community/ Our strength is our diversity./ A shelter from adversity”) sounds more like a protest cheer than a poem, she is a passionate advocate for e pluribus unum throughout the story; the book’s refrain of “All are welcome here” feels both deeply reassuring and almost radical in our polarized time.

If a new source isn’t found soon, ... Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted ... Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted Summary:  “No matter how you start your day./What you wear when you play./Or if you come from far away./All are welcome here.”  Rhyming text and busy illustrations assure a classroom full of children and their parents that all of them are welcome in the school. She is also a literary agent at Upstart Crow, where one of her clients is author-illustrator, Suzanne Kaufman! by Suzanne Kaufman. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. (July), "Penfold and Kaufman have outdone themselves in delivering a vital message in today's political climate." OUT OF STOCK. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. What a great idea for a book. I may have mentioned this to you, but I rarely share what I’m reviewing ahead of time! It also is the perfect accompaniment for the picture book, All Ar OUT OF STOCK. I thought so too! Am noticing that there is greater freedom with many of the PBs I’ve been sharing where there isn’t a defined problem, obstacle etc., but it carries a powerful message! ( Log Out /  I’m going to have to back and study the photographs more closely! “Time for lunch – what a spread! How special. "Penfold and Kaufman have outdone themselves in delivering a vital message in today's political climate. for a new generation. The easy flowing rhyme says it all: "We're part of a community./Our strength is our diversity./A shelter from adversity./All are welcome here." Javascript is not enabled in your browser. / You are welcome here. The kids move through their day, reading, drawing, snacking, and playing outside. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Creepy Carrots or Creepy Pair of Underwear Only $7.99 with Purchase of Any Kids' Book, 05/14/2018Penfold (Eat, Sleep, Poop) and Kaufman (I Love Monkey) celebrate a school community as a great common ground where families of all kinds connect and share in their children’s educational journey: “No matter how you start your day./ What you wear when you play./ Or if you come from far away./ All are welcome here.” Every child is different—readers get a brief glimpse of children’s lives away from the classroom—but everyone shares a love for story time, recess, creating green slime and volcanoes, and making friends. / A dozen different kinds of bread. This is a really sweet book, and touches the heart. We really need books like this in the classrooms — and there are. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. My local bookstore has copies, so I’m going to go grab two more copies for great grandchildren. Change ). Change ), You are commenting using your Google account.