All of Us
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
A beautiful book about community and love by National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Alexandra Boiger.
ME can be WE. YOU can come, too. In a lyrical text that travels the globe, National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine shows young readers how the whole world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different. With stunning, cinematic art by Alexandra Boiger, the illustrator of the She Persisted series, this is the perfect read-aloud at bedtime or for story time. Perfect for fans of All Are Welcome and Be Kind.
Praise for All of Us:
* "[In this] book about global inclusivity . . . the breathtaking art carries the message throughout." --Booklist, starred review
* "This simple yet beautiful book reminds readers that they are not alone. . . . Children will find something different every time they read the poem, and feel cherished by the message of openness." --School Library Journal, starred review
"A lyrical celebration of unity and diversity . . . Purely sweet." --Kirkus Reviews
"This picture book offers an uplifting vision for a unified world." --Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Erskine's spare text, relayed in a collective first-person narration, describes how people from all walks of life can come together. "Hearts can unite./ Hands can set free," one spread reads, portraying a sloop filled with children sailing into a body of water followed by a wake of hearts. "Words can be heard./ We can all be," the next spread finishes, with the craft sailing through a watery archway of hearts, overlaid with "love" in various languages. Lighthearted pencil art by Boiger shows children of varying abilities, religions, sizes, and skin tones praying, making music, and playing together, while gentle washes render various cities and natural landscapes. While it's less a cohesive story than a collection of optimistic expressions, this picture book offers an uplifting vision for a unified world. Ages 4–8.
