What We Wear When We Take Care by Sarah Finan
Published by Candlewick Press on 06/18/24
ISBN: 1536227706
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Young readers will get to know the world a little better after reading this picture book.  This book introduces kids to personal protective equipment from head to toe in fun and engaging ways.  For example, kids wear helmets when skateboarding or headphones when watching fireworks and grownups wear goggles when welding or gloves as they work with animals.  The illustrations are bold, using primarily yellow, blue, black, and white.  There are many different settings shown in the pictures which will no doubt stimulate conversations and the sound effect words in the text are larger than the rest of the text, making them pop off the page. The illustrations show a diverse range of people who have different abilities, skin color, and religious practices.  The pictures also show both men and women as construction workers, scientists, and doctors.  This picture book would be a great addition to any public library.

Reviewed by Lindsay Varnum, Orono Public Library