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Whoever You Are

		7.8
		0.0 (0)

Added by Mamma B July 06, 2010

Book Info

Author	Mem Fox
Illustrator	Leslie Staub
Publisher	Red Wagon Books, 1997
Genres	Basic Concepts • Emotions / Feelings • Family & Friends • History / Non-Fiction • Lessons / Behavior • Parenting Resources
Age Range	Infant • Toddler • Preschool • K through 2nd

Children all over the world may be different in some ways. But inside, they are just like you.

Whoever You Are
8 out of 10 based on 1 reviews.

Mamma Bookworm review

Good Story, odd illustrations

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox is a great book on showing young children the diversity in the world. It's a short book made for kids under approximately 7, so it's not too long or overly complicated. It shows examples of different houses, schools, foods and such, and how even though these may be different then what your family experiences, you still have several things in common like, joy, pain, love and kindness.

I really like the story and it doesn't go past the comprehension level of small children, however I find the illustrations kind of weird. Maybe they are considered avaunt guard - but I just find them disproportionate and honestly, a little freaky. I will admit that they are definitely their own style and are very colorful.

As much as I hate to admit it, there may be some parents out there that find the illustrations objectionable. I didn't care for the drawing style - but that is just my personal taste. The things that very few people might find objectionable would be possible references to other religions via the images. While I DO NOT feel this is a good reason to not purchase this book - I like to include ANYTHING that someone might be uncomfortable with in my reviews. I do feel it is important to note that religion is not mentioned in the text of the story.