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[[File:All Are Welcome.jpg|thumb|157x157px|All Are Welcome Book Cover]]All Are Welcome is a picture book that celebrates diversity by showing how children in one classroom all grow and learn from each other's traditions. This book is written by Alexandra Penfold and illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman published in 2018.
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[[File:All Are Welcome.jpg|thumb|157x157px|All Are Welcome Book Cover]]All Are Welcome is an image book that celebrates  variety by showing how children  in a classroom all develop and learn from one another's traditions. This book is composed by Alexandra Penfold and illustrated  by Suzanne Kaufman distributed in 2018.
  
==Plot==
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==Summary==
Front endpapers show adult caregivers walking their charges to school, mix families that includes interracial, same-sex, and heterosexual couples as well as single caregivers; the rear endpapers gathering them again at the conclusion of a successful schoolwide evening potluck. In between, the rhyming verses focus on aspects of a typical school day, always ending with the titular phrase: “Time for lunch—what a spread! / A dozen different kinds of bread. / Pass it around till everyone’s fed. / All are welcome here.” Indeed, this school is diversity exemplified. Several kids point to their home countries on a world map, and some wear markers of their cultural or religious groups: There’s a girl in hijab, a boy wearing a Sikh patka, and a boy in a kippah. A rainbow of hair colors and skin tones is in evidence, and children with disabilities are also included: a blind boy, a girl in a wheelchair, and several kids with glasses. What is most wonderful, though, is the way they interact with one another without regard to their many differences. Kaufman’s acrylic, ink, crayon, collage, and Photoshop illustrations bring the many personalities in this school community to life. “You have a place here. / You have a space here. / You are welcome here.”<ref>Kirkus Reviews. [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alexandra-penfold/all-are-welcome/ All Are Welcome]. Retrived on December 16, 2020.</ref>
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Front endpapers show grown-up parental figures strolling their charges to class, mix families that incorporates interracial, same-sex, and hetero couples as well as  single guardians; the back endpapers gathering them again at the conclusion of an effective schoolwide evening potluck. In the middle, the rhyming  verses focus parts of a common school day, continually finishing with the titular phrase: ''“Time for lunch—what a spread! / A dozen different kinds of bread. / Pass it around till everyone’s fed. / All are welcome here.”<ref>Kirkus Reviews. [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alexandra-penfold/all-are-welcome/ All Are Welcome]. Retrived on December 16, 2020.</ref>''
  
 
==Inspiration==
 
==Inspiration==
Kaufman's reason for creating this beautiful art are because around year of 2017 when President Trump planned to travel ban, she felt a deep sadness and helpless. Her daughter's elementary school is compromise predominately of immigrant families from all over the world and from many religious backgrounds. She wanted all the children know that they are safe and welcome at their school. So, she decided to do something with one thing she could give freely, which is her art. So, she stayed up all night and made a poster to welcome all the kids to the school the next morning. After that, she posted it on social media to print for classrooms. Since posting, it has been printed by educators nationwide to let their families know they are safe and welcome in their schools.<ref>Pragmatic Mom. [https://www.pragmaticmom.com/2018/07/suzanne-kaufman-guest-post/ The Story Behind ALL ARE WELCOME] Retrieved on December 16, 2020.</ref>
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Kaufman's explanation behind making this art are because around year of 2017 when President Trump intended to travel boycott, she felt a profound misery and vulnerable. Her little girl's primary school is compromise predominately of immigrant families and from many religious backgrounds. She wanted every children realize that they are protected and welcome at their school. She chose to do something with one thing she could give for free, which is her art. Therefore, she remained up the entire evening and made a poster to invite every one of the children to the school the following morning. From that point forward, she posted it via online media to print for homerooms. Since posting, it has been printed by teachers cross country to tell their families they are protected and welcome in their schools.<ref>Pragmatic Mom. [https://www.pragmaticmom.com/2018/07/suzanne-kaufman-guest-post/ The Story Behind ALL ARE WELCOME] Retrieved on December 16, 2020.</ref>
  
 
==Reception==
 
==Reception==
 
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[[File:All Are Welcome Picture.jpg|thumb|All Are Welcome [http://suzannekaufman.com/welcome Art & Story Suzanne Kaufman]]]
All Are Welcome encouraged children to be who they are, and celebrates their differences. One of the most stunning displays of inclusion is the illustration of the playground, where kids wear hijabs, yarmulkes, shorts and baseball hat, skirts, and pants. Their hair is in pigtails, a patka (a cloth head covering worn especially by Sikh boys), long and short, and the Black hair is natural. There are children running around, a child in a wheelchair, blind and sighted kids laughing together, a group playing ball, and one kid happily reads a book by himself under a tree. Through other details, like the food at the lunch tables and the different kinds of families, the message that everyone is welcome and accepted as they are is warm and powerful here.<ref>Kingsley, Carrie. [https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/all-are-welcome All Are Welcome]. Retrieved on December 16, 2020</ref> 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.<ref>Waterstones, [https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-are-welcome/alexandra-penfold/suzanne-kaufman/9781526604071 All Are Welcome]. Retrieved on December 16, 2020.</ref>
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All Are Welcome encouraged children to be who they are, and celebrates their differences. Perhaps the most staggering displays of inclusion is the representation of the playground, where children wear hijabs, yarmulkes, shorts and baseball cap, skirts, and jeans. Their hair is in braids, a patka (a fabric head covering worn particularly by Sikh boys), long and short, and the Black hair is natural.
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Through other details, similar to the food at the lunch tables and the various types of families, the message that everybody is welcome and acknowledged as they are is warm and powerful.<ref>Kingsley, Carrie. [https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/all-are-welcome All Are Welcome]. Retrieved on December 16, 2020</ref> All Are Welcome tells young children that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, and they are welcome in their school. Drawing in expressive content, accessible illustrations make this book a must  for each kid's shelf, classroom and library.<ref>Waterstones, [https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-are-welcome/alexandra-penfold/suzanne-kaufman/9781526604071 All Are Welcome]. Retrieved on December 16, 2020.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:20, 9 March 2021

All Are Welcome Book Cover

All Are Welcome is an image book that celebrates  variety by showing how children  in a classroom all develop and learn from one another's traditions. This book is composed by Alexandra Penfold and illustrated  by Suzanne Kaufman distributed in 2018.

Summary

Front endpapers show grown-up parental figures strolling their charges to class, mix families that incorporates interracial, same-sex, and hetero couples as well as  single guardians; the back endpapers gathering them again at the conclusion of an effective schoolwide evening potluck. In the middle, the rhyming  verses focus parts of a common school day, continually finishing with the titular phrase: “Time for lunch—what a spread! / A dozen different kinds of bread. / Pass it around till everyone’s fed. / All are welcome here.”[1]

Inspiration

Kaufman's explanation behind making this art are because around year of 2017 when President Trump intended to travel boycott, she felt a profound misery and vulnerable. Her little girl's primary school is compromise predominately of immigrant families and from many religious backgrounds. She wanted every children realize that they are protected and welcome at their school. She chose to do something with one thing she could give for free, which is her art. Therefore, she remained up the entire evening and made a poster to invite every one of the children to the school the following morning. From that point forward, she posted it via online media to print for homerooms. Since posting, it has been printed by teachers cross country to tell their families they are protected and welcome in their schools.[2]

Reception

All Are Welcome encouraged children to be who they are, and celebrates their differences. Perhaps the most staggering displays of inclusion is the representation of the playground, where children wear hijabs, yarmulkes, shorts and baseball cap, skirts, and jeans. Their hair is in braids, a patka (a fabric head covering worn particularly by Sikh boys), long and short, and the Black hair is natural.

Through other details, similar to the food at the lunch tables and the various types of families, the message that everybody is welcome and acknowledged as they are is warm and powerful.[3] All Are Welcome tells young children that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, and they are welcome in their school. Drawing in expressive content, accessible illustrations make this book a must  for each kid's shelf, classroom and library.[4]

References

  1. Kirkus Reviews. All Are Welcome. Retrived on December 16, 2020.
  2. Pragmatic Mom. The Story Behind ALL ARE WELCOME Retrieved on December 16, 2020.
  3. Kingsley, Carrie. All Are Welcome. Retrieved on December 16, 2020
  4. Waterstones, All Are Welcome. Retrieved on December 16, 2020.