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ISBN: 0316155624

ISBN13: 9780316155625

It's Okay to Be Different

Name: This is great for encouraging self-esteem your classroom!!
Item: It&#39;s Okay to Be Different
Rating: 5
Author: Jennifer Stahl

by Todd Parr

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Book Overview

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

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0316155624

ISBN13:9780316155625

Release Date:May 2004

Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Length:1 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 9.3" x 9.1"

Age Range:4 to 8 years

Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3

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Children's Children's Books Contemporary Education & Reference Emotions & Feelings Family Life Fiction Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Friendship, Social Skills & School Life Humor Humor & Entertainment Literature & Fiction Self-Esteem & Self-Respect Spanish Values

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This is great for encouraging self-esteem your classroom!!

Published by Jennifer Stahl , 2 years ago

This book is great to introduce children to embrace the way that makes them unique. Love that Todd Parr introduces such subjects easily to children at their level.

So Helpful

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago

This book was wonderful. Very helpful to my six year old who wears a back brace for scoliosis. It was easy for her to relate to the fact that everyone is different in all sorts of different ways. Highly recommended!

Read to ANY Child, regardless of Chronological Age

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago

I was at Storytime today and this book leaped off the shelf and into my hands begging to be read. The first thing I thought was, this is SUCH simple, pure, rock solid truth that everyone should have a copy regardless of their age.Whether you are 4 years + 36 or 4 years + 52 or 4 years + 2, this book has a message for you.

It's okay to be you!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

This is probably the best book in the whole world. Kids especially like "it's okay to eat macaroni and cheese in the bathtub." This is the best approach to diversity I've ever seen, and it's cute and funny as well as having a serious undertone. Buy it for someone unique!

I agree, It IS OKAY TO READ THIS BOOK! ..and to be you...

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

Maybe some people's kids like reading old stuff like aesops fables..stuff that doesn't relate to the REAL WORLD. BUT MOST kids in TODAY'S WORLD have issues. Issues like- why do I have freckles and why do I have curly hair and why do I wear glasses and why can't I be like her... or him ...or them! That's why this book is SO WONDERFUL..it teaches a wonderful lesson - IT'S OKAY..TO BE DIFFERENT, IT'S OKAY TO BE YOU! This is certainly an enriching book for any child - it builds self esteem, self confidence, and shows kids how everyone can be different, but that's what makes us special!...

Wonderful book about different types of diversity

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago

This book has quickly been added to my story time collection. The illustrations are bright, colorful and charming for reading aloud or simply browsing. Children are reminded that it's okay to be different, no matter what their differences or similarities. While tolerance of others is one of the themes, self-acceptance is the most important message. This is a great book for showing that differences are perfectly fine and acceptable. The book does not reek of politically correct messages as much as it comforts us that being different is just fine. I, as an adult, liked myself a little better after I read it the first time. I think children will feel the same way.A friend of mine took the book to read at her local children's hospital where it was a big hit with the patients who often feel very different. This is a must for any library, big or small.