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if you want to have an open mind | It's Okay to Be Different | Todd Parr

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	• It's Okay to Be Different Todd Parr Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

It's Ok to be Different

wonderful resource for children in K-3 or for older children to read to younger children. We need more tools like this to sensitize human beings at an early age, that we are all different.

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If you haven't yet discovered the magic that is TODD'S WORLD, I recommend that you do so today! This series is great fun for both children and adults alike, whether it be in the form of a book or a video. Todd Parr knows what appeals to kids -- bold, bright, colorful illustrations and characters that are all unique in their own special way.

With IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT, children of all ages learn that no matter what your difference -- being in a wheelchair, being embarrassed, having different moms or dads, having an invisible friend -- it's perfectly A-OK. From the fanciful to the truthful to the whimsical, all kinds of differences are explored in ways that are easy to understand for the youngest reader, but that will also send home a message to those who are older.

This is one book you need in your personal collection!

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

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if you want to have an open mind

Do buy this book if you want your childrn to love the people around them and to accept them with their differences

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A great book about acceptance of diversity that a kid can grasp! It casually deals with our differences and helps kids to realize that we all come in different shapes and sizes,and that is OK!!!

P.s.-If you have this book, no need to pick up,"The Okay Book" It is very similar.

Great artwork

Reviewed by Olivia Alejandre (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (1/08)

Mom's review / summary:

"The title of the book certainly gives it away, but once I read the book with Olivia, I appreciated it even more. I love the diversity of the differences presented, especially the ones related to feelings. Not many books talk about the range of feelings that kids experience - they tend to focus only on the sharing or anger ones. Anytime kids can understand that their feelings are normal and acceptable, I think it helps them cope with the world.

This book is best enjoyed with some conversation about each page. It helped Olivia when we talked through some examples of each type of difference. I think she'll remember some of the messages in the book because we spent time connecting those messages to her friends and life.

In addition to the important values taught, this book is fun and colorful - way to go!"

Some quotes from Olivia / discussion with Mommy about "It's Okay to be Different" -

"Look at that baby with missing teeth! It's OK to have a lot of teeth missing."

"That elephant has a very long trunk."

"That's a funny zebra with colors."

[Mom]: "Do you know what that is? (the wheelchair)"
"It helps you when you can't walk."

"What's that? (the invisible friend)"
[Mom]: "That's an invisible friend. It's a pretend friend."

"That's a funny skunk that got mad."

"Mommy, that's a tall ice cream thing."

"Both of them have a lot of nuts."

[Mom]: "Are people the same or different?"
"Different."

[Mom]: "Is that good or bad?"
"Good."

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For anyone who ever doubted it, Todd Parr is here to tell us all thatit's okay to be different. With his signature artistic style, featuring brightlycolored, childlike figures outlined in heavy black, Parr shows readers over andover that just about anything goes. From the sensitive ("It's okay to beadopted"--the accompanying illustration shows a kangaroo with a puppy in herpouch) to the downright silly ("It's okay to eat macaroni and cheese in thebathtub"), kids of every shape, size, color, family makeup, and background willfeel included in this gentle, witty book. In this simple, playful celebration ofdiversity, Parr doesn't need to hammer readers over the head with his message.Parr is well known for his funky feel-good titles, including Things That Make You Feel Good/ThingsThat Make You Feel Bad, Underwear Do's and Don'ts, andThis Is My Hair. (Ages 3to 6) --Emilie Coulter

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