Others wear baseball caps, hijabs, glasses, hearing aids, and sit in wheelchairs. Some with dark skin, light skin, red hair, and curly hair. 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. There is a beautiful surprise in the book. Suzanne Kaufman’s joyful and lively illustrations remind kids that the world is a rainbow of color when cultures merge from every part of the world. 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.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.Īll Are Welcome celebrates inclusiveness and diversity, sending the message to children and parents that everyone is welcome in their school, in their class, and in their community.

A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps or sitting in wheel chairs. All are welcome here.įollow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. Opening: Pencils sharpened in their case. Themes: Diversity, Inclusiveness, Classroom, School, Friendship

Knopf Books for Young Readers, Fiction, Jul.

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