The Same But Different Too
by Karl Newson (Author) Kate Hindley (Illustrator)
I am me, you are you. We're the same, but different too. There's something about each of us that makes us special. But while everyone is unique, we all have many things in common as well. Explore the ways that we are all the same but different, too, in this joyful and simple celebration of individuality and camaraderie.
Filled with children and their animal friends, this rhyming text illuminates the wonderfully different and similar things that make us who we are.
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Publishers Weekly
Life would be a snooze if everyone were the same, but it's also nice to have some things in common. That's the simple premise of Newson (I Am a Tiger) and Hindley's (Be More Bernard) rhyming bedtime book. Each vignette pairs a sweet-natured, anthropomorphized animal with a wide-eyed human kid who points out how the pair reflects shared likes, qualities, or differences. "I am hungry/ You are too," notes a child using a wheelchair, who stares at a very tall and precarious stack of pancakes while sitting across from an anteater (matching checked napkins are neatly tucked under both chins). On the opposite page, a kid about to be examined by a smiling crocodile dentist notes (without alarm), "I have fewer teeth than you." The layout lends a jaunty visual rhythm, and pencil and digitally colored images offer an elegant, easygoing vibe. The wrap-up is a lovely note of unity: everyone gathers for a story, and then heads to the ultimate bunk bed--portrayed in a vertical spread--for a collective lights out. Ages 2-5. (Apr.)
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—Kirkus Reviews Drawn in pencil and digitally colored, the artwork is sure to spark conversations about the kids, the animals, and the situations shown. A fanciful, gently amusing concept book.
—Booklist Online The layout lends a jaunty visual rhythm, and pencil and digitally colored images offer an elegant, easygoing vibe. The wrap-up is a lovely note of unity: everyone gathers for a story, and then heads to the ultimate bunk bed—portrayed in a vertical spread—for a collective lights out.
—Publishers Weekly
Karl Newson is a best-selling, multi-award-winning children's book author. Author of the award winning picture book I Am a Tiger, the best-selling I Really Really Need a Wee and The Same But Different Too, plus many more! His stories have been translated in 29 languages around the world. Karl grew up in Norwich, England, and was inspired to write his first story when his children were small... he's been writing stories ever since. When Karl isn't writing he enjoys a walk in the woods, listening to music and reading. He lives in London, UK.
Alex Willmore is an illustrator/designer whose passion lies in character design. Born in Northampton, England, Alex has been drawing characters since the moment he first picked up a pencil. A love of animals and picture books have inspired him and led to a career in illustration. Alex won the Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award 2020, and has been twice nominated for the Sheffield Children's Book Award, as well as being long-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020.
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV009040 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Opposites
Animals
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Individuality
Individual differences
