A Hundred Thousand Welcomes by Lian Cho, Mary Lee Donovan
Published by Greenwillow Books on October 12, 2021
ISBN: 9780062877727
Pages: 40
Genres: Non-Fiction
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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Travel to homes around the world in this  book about hospitality and acceptance, which features the word “welcome” from fourteen languages. The illustrations are delightful, especially the 4-page spread of everyone at the same table, but I found the poetic text to be uninspiring and sometimes confusing. I would have liked more information about the holidays and customs. The “A Note about Pronunciation” at the end of the book was most interesting but think it should have been included on the page it was referring to rather than having to go back-and-forth. The expression of diversity is welcome during these times. This book reminded me of a book my own children enjoyed when they were young – Children Just Like Me by Barnabas & Anabel Kindersley (1995).

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library