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Celebrate your individuality with this picture book that honors all the wonderful things that make you . . . you.
“A picture-book celebration of individuality and diversity. . . . Affirming and welcome.” —Kirkus

“In all the world over, this much is true:
You’re somebody special. There’s only one YOU.”

This feel-good book reassures kids that, whoever and whatever they are, it’s awesome being YOU! Expertly written to include all kinds of children and families, it embraces the beauty in a range of physical types, personalities, and abilities. Kids will love discovering and recognizing themselves in these pages—and they’ll feel proud to see their special qualities acknowledged. Adorable illustrations by Rosie Butcher show a diverse community that many will find similar to their own.

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ISBN-13:	9781454941651
Publisher:	Union Square Kids
Publication date:	02/28/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	16 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook have coauthored several books for children, including Ten Lucky Leprechauns (Scholastic) and Mouse Makes Words: A Phonics Reader (Random House). Kathryn is a school psychologist and Deborah is a kindergarten teacher. They both live in WI. Learn more at helinghembrook.com.

Rosie Butcher lives in East Yorkshire and spends her summers in Sweden. Follow her @scrimmle.

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A picture-book celebration of individuality and diversity. Helig and Hembrook's text opens with the lines, ‘In all the world over, / this much is true: / You're somebody special. / There's only one you.’ The art depicts a white-appearing child with red pigtails, first on the floor, drawing, beside a big dog, then getting dressed as the dog sits on the bed and a woman, also white, peeks in. The next scene depicted in the digital, cartoon-style art shows the child hugging the woman and about to get on a school bus with a gaggle of diverse children with varying skin tones, hair textures and colors, and visible disabilities (one child wears a hearing aid, another wears glasses, a third uses a forearm crutch, and a fourth uses a wheelchair). As the rhyming text continues, it celebrates the diversity of these children not just in terms of their identities, but by commenting on their personalities, their talents, and ultimately their families. At book's end, the first child is revealed to have two moms when they both pick her up at the end of the school day, the family dog in tow. ‘Families are families, / but soon you will find / that each can be different— / a ‘best for them' kind,’ reads the accompanying, inclusive text. Affirming and welcome.” —Kirkus

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07/26/2019
PreS-Gr 1-In this ode to individuality, this feel-good picture book celebrates children with different abilities, learning styles, physical features, skin color, personal interests and strengths, and family configurations. A familiar refrain reassures young readers—whoever you are, you are "being unique." Butcher's digitally rendered pastel and watercolor illustrations are vivid and exciting; each page turn is packed with lively detail and wonder. The artwork pairs beautifully with the reassuring, necessary message of this narrative. VERDICT This is a welcome title for school and library collections on self-acceptance, individualism, and tolerance that is sure to spark conversation. Pair with Todd Parr's Be Who You Are for units and storytime sessions on these topics.-Brianne Colombo, Fairfield Free Public Library, NJ

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2019-01-28
A picture-book celebration of individuality and diversity.
Heling and Hembrook's text opens with the lines, "In all the world over, / this much is true: / You're somebody special. / There's only one you." The art depicts a white-appearing child with red pigtails, first on the floor, drawing, beside a big dog, then getting dressed as the dog sits on the bed and a woman, also white, peeks in. The next scene depicted in the digital, cartoon-style art shows the child hugging the woman and about to get on a school bus with a gaggle of diverse children with varying skin tones, hair textures and colors, and visible disabilities (one child wears a hearing aid, another wears glasses, a third uses a forearm crutch, and a fourth uses a wheelchair). As the rhyming text continues, it celebrates the diversity of these children not just in terms of their identities, but by commenting on their personalities, their talents, and ultimately their families. At book's end, the first child is revealed to have two moms when they both pick her up at the end of the school day, the family dog in tow. "Families are families, / but soon you will find / that each can be different— / a ‘best for them' kind," reads the accompanying, inclusive text.
Affirming and welcome. (Picture book. 3-5)

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