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All Are Welcome

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All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, and Suzanne Kaufman

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By Alexandra Penfold, and and, Suzanne Kaufman

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A bright and uplifting celebration of cultural diversity and belonging, where all children are welcome in the classroom

‘If your little one is a little nervous about fitting in and whether they’ll belong at school, pick up All Are Welcome’ Barnes & Noble

No matter how you start your day,
What you wear when you play,
Or if you come from far away,
All are welcome here.

Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcome. A school where children in patkas, hijabs, baseball caps and yarmulkes play side by side. A school where students grow and learn from each other’s traditions. A school where diversity is a strength.

Warm and inspiring, All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, and they are welcome in their school. Engaging lyrical text and bright, accessible illustrations make this book a must for every child’s bookshelf, classroom and library.

Reviews

04 Jan 2025

I think it's saying to all kids you are welcome at all schools and you will be welcomed.
I liked that it rhymes and it's colourful and detailed

13 Aug 2024

Great book about diversity

29 Jun 2024

I liked reading all the different languages for welcome. It is a fiction book. I would recommend this to a friend.

03 Jun 2024

A beautiful, simple and meaningful picture/ story book with an important message to all. Favourite parts throughout but I like ' you have a place here, you have a space here' and 'our strength is our diversity'. A really valuable book to have at home and school.

10 Oct 2023

Nice book

17 Sep 2023

It shows it's not about if you're the same colour or not. It's about if you want to be best friends you can be and your colour does not matter.

10 Sep 2023

Beautiful book; inclusive of all with a lovely rhyme. Lots of talking points on each page for children to engage with.

07 Aug 2023

I like this book and the drawings.

05 Aug 2023

Yes I would recommend it to someone else. I like it because it shows everybody that they are welcome everywhere

31 Jul 2023

Good diversity book

28 Jul 2023

I liked that it's like letting everybody in even if there different to each other.

25 Jul 2023

I think that it's a small book but everyone has to read it. No matter if you came from faraway or you speak another language. But all of us will do great and we will have a break. All are welcome to school. This book is about every single child is welcomed to a lovely school. This book is factual and I will recommend it to my friends.

26 Jun 2023

just its like a book to show welcome to people who are different then others

23 Aug 2022

It is good and I like that it has different children all over the world.

22 Aug 2022

Food’s in the story

22 Jul 2022

I like the rhyming and the different communities that are shown in the book.

13 Jul 2022

I like that in this book everybody is welcome here

31 Aug 2021

This is like me when I go to school. I like looking at all the different people. I’m different and it’s good to be different

27 Aug 2021

Fiction book with delightful illustrations and rhyming text, suitable for KS1 and 2. Celebrating diversity and inclusivity, the story follows a group of children during the school day, where everyone from all walks of life, is welcome. No matter what clothes are worn, or what they eat, each child is welcome. The last page of the book translates the word, ‘Welcome’, into several languages.

Highly recommended.

25 Aug 2021

I liked it because it sounded like a nursery rhyme.
I would recommended to someone else

19 Aug 2021

Looking for great books to welcome children back to school, as well as ones that support explicit teaching of some of your values - and found this. Love it!

14 Aug 2021

A warm, enjoyable book with lovely rhymes and a catchy rhythm throughout. Perfect for the beginning of the academic year to settle children in, constributing to establishing a safe, friendly and supportive classroom environment.

28 Jul 2021

It is showing us we can be different and friends. It is set at school doing doing things together.

06 Jul 2021

Such a beautifully written and illustrated book. This picture is highly powerful and shows how important and significant each and every person is in the world. I love how they use the school/classroom throughout the book so children can read and make a link. Such an important resource to be used in every primary school Classroom to remind students of how everyone is welcome and accepted.

29 Jun 2021

I loved listening to this story! It’s shows that we all my be different but we are all welcome!

12 Dec 2020

I like it when she goes to her bed with her funny monkey.

06 Dec 2020

This book was great. A new girl was starting in my class and we read this book to learn about being kind to everyone.

31 Jul 2019

Good to see different people in this book

27 Jul 2019

This is a beautiful story about a group of children who are very different from one another but share in a learning journey as friends. It's a very special story with a very important message.

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