All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on July 10th 2018
ISBN: 0525579648
Pages: 44
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With simple, rhyming text and bright illustrations, Penfold and Kaufman have created a diverse, welcoming, harmonious school setting in which children of all skin colors and abilities and cultural backgrounds can learn and share. This is the world that we wish our children lived in and should be a goal of all adults working with and reading to youngsters. The book does include a double-page fold out which will need to be handled carefully, but the reveal is so joyous, it is worth buying once and then again if it ever rips. From the end pages to the cover, every detail is thought through. A wonderful read-aloud and essential for all library collections.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth