A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2019
A fun way of looking at prejudice that quickly makes it clear that even if someone is different to you the two of you can still be friends. Here, the Reds, who are round and eat red apples, are happy to be red. And the Yellows, who are square and eat bananas, love being yellow. How can the two groups ever get to like each other? And then there are the Blues who wear blue bow ties and are shaped like triangles and love being blue. They are different again and no one likes them at all. The arguments between the groups get sillier and sillier as they squabble over everything and make a lot of daft rules. Will they ever get to like one another? Then A Different comes along. Where will he fit in? Suddenly difference seems fine and what colour you are doesn’t seem to matter so much. Lots to think about as the expressive colour block characters work out how to live together.
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A very special picture book that supports the adage that there is more that unites us than divides us.
Reds love being red. Yellows love being yellow. And Blues love being blue. The problem is that they just don't like each other. But one day, along comes a different colour who likes Reds, Yellows and Blues, and suddenly everything starts to change. Maybe being different doesn't mean you can't be friends ...
Along Came a Different just goes to show how much better we can all be when we come together to find common ground as friends. Every bookshelf should have a copy.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Along Came a Different and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Along Came a Different features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Recommendations, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Featured Books for 3+ readers
Along Came a Different is available in Paperback
Along Came a Different was written by Tom McLaughlin and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Along Came a Different has 32 pages
£7.19
