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A review by ambientmagic
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
3.0
I'm reading this for a class in a couple months, so these are notes to myself more than a review:
Words:
A solid central message that's good for young kids to hear. Touches on a few differences in cultures (environment, houses, schools, ethnicities) and on the ways people are the same (emotions, laughter, familial ties) to remind kids that superficial differences don't make people of other cultures fundamentally different in a way youngsters can understand.
Illustrations:
Solid diversity in outfits, skin tones, and environments. All the characters have a major case of sameface syndrome, but I think that's a stylistic choice more than anything. Colors are bright and eye-catching for kids, and I like how the "narrator" is a person of color (specifically Latino?). The way he flies around in the background of the other pages is cute as well. It would have been nice to see other types of diversity as well (body types, disabilities) but we can't have everything.
Words:
A solid central message that's good for young kids to hear. Touches on a few differences in cultures (environment, houses, schools, ethnicities) and on the ways people are the same (emotions, laughter, familial ties) to remind kids that superficial differences don't make people of other cultures fundamentally different in a way youngsters can understand.
Illustrations:
Solid diversity in outfits, skin tones, and environments. All the characters have a major case of sameface syndrome, but I think that's a stylistic choice more than anything. Colors are bright and eye-catching for kids, and I like how the "narrator" is a person of color (specifically Latino?). The way he flies around in the background of the other pages is cute as well. It would have been nice to see other types of diversity as well (body types, disabilities) but we can't have everything.