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  • Different--A Great Thing to Be!

Different--A Great Thing to Be!

Author
Illustrator
Sarah Mensinga
Publication Date
June 29, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  K − 1st
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Different--A Great Thing to Be!

Description

This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the "different" in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced.

Macy is a girl who's a lot like you and me, but she's also quite different, which is a great thing to be. With kindness, grace, and bravery, Macy finds her place in the world, bringing beauty and laughter wherever she goes and leading others to find delight in the unique design of every person.

Children are naturally aware of the differences they encounter at school, in their neighborhood, and in other everyday relationships. They just need to be given tools to understand and appreciate what makes us "different," permission to ask questions about it, and eyes to see and celebrate it in themselves as well as in those around them.

Publication date
June 29, 2021
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593232651
Publisher
Waterbrook Press
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV039150 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Special Needs
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Individuality
People with mental disabilities
Down syndrome
Heather Avis
Heather Avis is founder and chief visionary officer at The Lucky Few, a social awareness brand on a mission to make a more inclusive and loving world with an emphasis on shifting the Down syndrome narrative. She runs The Lucky Few's hit Instagram account and is the author of a book and co-host of the podcast by the same name. Previously she worked as an education specialist teaching high school students. Heather lives in Southern California with her husband, Josh, and their three kids Macy, Truly, and August.

Sarah Mensinga is an author and illustrator who has worked as an animator and concept artist. A former Canadian, Sarah now lives in Texas with her husband and three kids.
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