In a Minute by Eileen Browne

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Browne's books have been praised by Early Childhood Review for including diverse characters and properly presenting different cultures, such as Kenyan life. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

Pros

The lively, detailed illustrations introduce a wealth of additional information into this multicultural society, providing talking points around equality and diversity. It is another worth book to read! [1]

For those who live in predominately white areas this is a good recommendation book of the racially mixed neighbourhoods that draw some of us to the big cities. There is a particularly lovely double page spread of a park scene that belongs on a wall for everyone to appreciate. Most important things is the children get to see positive portrayals of families similar to theirs. [2] 

The narrative that Browne creates is a sense of inclusion, where "colour seems merely incidental. Browne to realised "how important it was for us to see pictures of ourselves. <ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Browne_(author)<ref>

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