All Are Welcome
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A bright and uplifting celebration of cultural diversity and belonging, where all children are welcome in the classroom
'If your little one is a little nervous about fitting in and whether they'll belong at school, pick up All Are Welcome' Barnes & Noble
No matter how you start your day,
What you wear when you play,
Or if you come from far away,
All are welcome here.
Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcome. A school where children in patkas, hijabs, baseball caps and yarmulkes play side by side. A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions. A school where diversity is a strength.
Warm and inspiring, All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, and they are welcome in their school. Engaging lyrical text and bright, accessible illustrations make this book a must for every child's bookshelf, classroom and library.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Penfold (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. 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. Kaufman smoothly choreographs her large cast throughout numerous scenes including a school night potluck, as showcased in a spacious double gatefold and it's fun to follow one friendship in particular as it blossoms between two girls. The inside of the book jacket doubles as a poster featuring the entire cast. Ages 4 8.
