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Whoever You Are
by
Mem Fox,
Leslie Staub
“Little one, / whoever you are, / wherever you are, / there are little ones / just like you / all over the world.” So begins the Australian author Mem Fox’s joyful picture book Whoever You Are, a celebration of the world’s diverse cultures, both our similarities and differences. Leslie Straub’s innovative, colorful, folk art–style oil paintings of children from all corners...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Sandpiper
(first published 1997)
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This is a great book to read to children that come from different backgrounds/cultures. In today's world, you will find that classrooms are very diverse and this book will explain not only the differences, such as, skin, language, homes, schools, land, but that their hearts, smiles, laughter, hurting, and crying is the same. The words from this book are so true and it is good for children to hear. They go like this: "Whoever you are, Wherever you are, There are little ones just like you, All ove...more
The book whoever you are by Mem Fox is a fantastic non fiction book for ages 0 to 100. I love this book! It is straight to the point with disputable truth. I give this book a five star rating. This book should be read because it reminds you that everyone is the same.
The book begins with reminding the reader that whoever you are and wherever you are there are people all over the world just like you. Regardless of your size, color, or shape we all have red blood.
The middle of the book tells us th...more
The book begins with reminding the reader that whoever you are and wherever you are there are people all over the world just like you. Regardless of your size, color, or shape we all have red blood.
The middle of the book tells us th...more
This book could possibly be included in a list of wordless picture books. Each page has words, but only a few. The main focus here is really the illustrations. The illustrations are all framed by a thick, elaborate Egyptian-looking frame which extends all the way to the end of the page. The majority of the illustrations are framed off in the gutter also, but there are a couple double-page spreads. I don’t understand why the illustrator chose this particular kind of frame. I understand the use of...more
Mar 05, 2012
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
One of my favorite books ever to read with our girls is Time for Bed by Mem Fox and Jane Dyer. So whenever I discover another book by Mem Fox, I get really excited and want to read it. I am discovering, however, that many of her stories are much more appropriate for younger children, and while I still appreciate them, our girls feel they are too babyish.
This book borders on that distinction, but what was helpful was our discussion afterward about all of the cultures and places we've seen and ex...more
This book borders on that distinction, but what was helpful was our discussion afterward about all of the cultures and places we've seen and ex...more
The main idea of the story is that everyone is the same on the inside, even though you look different, or celebrate differently, every child is the same all over the world. There isn't a main character because there is not a defined plot to the book,but there is brown skinned male that occurs often in the book. The genre is fiction but it contains pictures of children from all over the world doing something that their culture would do. For example, there's a family from the Asian culture, they...more
I chose this a concept book to cover the topic of diversity. It is important for children to learn at a young age the importance of respecting the rights of all people and to appreciate all the people in our lives. Diversity in the classroom should be respected. The words are simple and the concept is easy for children to comprehend. The age old lesson of "treat others as you would like to be treated." is apparant in this book. The meaning behind the book is beautiful as are the words. It is a t...more
This multicultural children's book discusses the topic of diversity, and it uses vivid illustrations and words to celebrate how we are all different yet special no matter where we come from. The author, Mem Fox, describes that some of us may live in different parts of the world or have different skin color but we all share many things in common. (ex. "Joys are the same, and love is the same. Pain is the same, and blood is the same.", "Smiles are the same, and hearts are just the same-whereever t...more
Whoever You Are is a narrative story written for students to promote diversity of children from different cultures. Whoever you are explains to children how kids from different countries and cultures experience the same feelings, routines and home life. Diversity is promoted in the book by showing children from Asia, America, Africa, India and several other countries who play and love the same way. As a literacy teacher, I would use this book to teach students nouns, verbs and adjectives. Addito...more
Aug 25, 2009
Bernadette
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens-fiction
At first, I thought the book was a bit silly, but the second read went better. I am not used to reading such simple picture books and forget so much also comes from the pictures, not just the words. I enjoyed the simple repetitions throughout the book; they added a nice rhythm once you read it a few times! The illustrations are bright and colorful and will attract any child’s attention, but I thought the faces of the different people were too stylized. I thought that, even with the type of art t...more
This gentle story for younger listeners is a simple and delightful introduction to the amazing differences between races and cultures.
The message of Whoever You Are is clear and lovely - we may look different and live differently but we all share the same feelings.
This picture book takes the reader through our lives - our schools, skin colour, houses, words - the illustrations introduce the fantastic differences. Mem Fox then develops this by celebrating our similarities as human beings - our he...more
The message of Whoever You Are is clear and lovely - we may look different and live differently but we all share the same feelings.
This picture book takes the reader through our lives - our schools, skin colour, houses, words - the illustrations introduce the fantastic differences. Mem Fox then develops this by celebrating our similarities as human beings - our he...more
The message in Whoever You Are by Mem Fox is very clear: People may have differences, but wherever the are, they still experience the world the same. This is a heart-warming story that helps the reader feel and understand that while we have differences, people everywhere are just that: people. The illustrations by Leslie Staub are vivid and colorful, creating a friendly interpretation of people's relationships. However, the pages are bordered by a gold gem frame, making the story appear distant...more
Written by Australian author, Mem Fox, and illustrated by American Leslie Staub, this book is truly a multicultural book--both composition-wise and in subject matter. In this simple story, children can learn that although they may have different cultures, languages, homelands, they all have similarities. This book is a bit simplistic in style, and the people all seem to have similarly shaped eyes, lips and noses, still this would be a nice introduction for K-2 into the world of multicultural stu...more
This book is about some simple everyday differences and similarities among people. It is a simple book to read to young children. The illustrations are just wonderful, colorful, and creative.
The theme of the book lends itself to unity, acceptance, appreciation, etc. This book can be used to teach a host of topics including love, similarities and differences, etc. Another thing I really liked about this book was that each of the pages had the same border pattern. I enjoyed looking at each page....more
The theme of the book lends itself to unity, acceptance, appreciation, etc. This book can be used to teach a host of topics including love, similarities and differences, etc. Another thing I really liked about this book was that each of the pages had the same border pattern. I enjoyed looking at each page....more
The artwork in this book really heightens Fox's message of multiculturalism. In folk art style, painted in oil on gessoed paper, Staub uses scenes from all over the world to create characters that children from all ethnicities can identify with. It is interesting how the pictures are framed with photographs of handcarved wood, again, bringing cultural arts to life. As different communities are represented on each page, the illustrator paints all of the houses white, in different styles. This the...more
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox is another great story that deals with all different ethnicities around the world. This book teaches that skin color has nothing to do with the person inside. It shows that although someone may look different than you they could actually be very similar to you in how they live their life, what they like to do, their interests, and it makes students realize that the color of someone's skin shouldn't matter. It also teaches that people's differences such as language, lif...more
Simply told, oddly illustrated, reminder that 'hearts are the same all over the world.' An important message, but there are other books that present it more effectively and charmingly.
The book Whoever You Are is a narrative that discusses diversity. The narrator is talking to all of the different children in the story, who are all over the world. The story explains that others may be different by the way that they look, the language they speak, the land that they live in, and the school that they go to, but we are not too much different from each other on the inside (ex. “Their smiles are like yours. Their hurts are like yours, and they cry like you too.”). As a literacy teac...more
After I read this book "Whoever You Are", I was impressive. People are different many things from other people in the world. However, their heart are same whoever you are in the world. When children read this book, they would learn many things how much different from others. Also, they would recognized their identify who I am. They learn self-confident through this book.
Extension: Children introduce their culture and family in classroom. Teacher invite special guest for different culture of par...more
Extension: Children introduce their culture and family in classroom. Teacher invite special guest for different culture of par...more
This book is about people all over the world. It shows differences but shows how everyonoe is alike at the same time. The vibrant colors used in the i...more This book is about people all over the world. It shows differences but shows how everyonoe is alike at the same time. The vibrant colors used in the illustration capture texture and skin tone almost perfectly.
While reading this book I had a sense of warmth. It made me feel proud to be who I am and at the same time appreciate even more oth...more
While reading this book I had a sense of warmth. It made me feel proud to be who I am and at the same time appreciate even more oth...more
As a family looking for books that depict characters from other cultures and ethnic backgrounds this book takes the cake. It's prose is very sweet and borderline poetic. One page depicts children with cuts and scrapes on their knees with tears. The book suggests to young sweet minds that no matter where you live, what languague you speak, what your skin looks like, what your house looks like, smiles are the same, tears and bloood and hurt are the same, joy is the same, love is the same.
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Whoever You Are by Mem Fox shows children from all over the world. It demonstrates diversity in a diverse world. The book explains that there are differences among people and cultures, but also teaches there are similarities not just the differences. This book shows how emotionally rich and authentic are children from other cultures and races, giving the readers a perspective of the world as a big place filled with children of all backgrounds, languages, and experiences. This book would be appro...more
Apr 01, 2012
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I think that this book is a beautifully written, beautifully illustrated book with a message that all children should hear: all over the world, people are different in many ways, but we are all the same in the important ways. It teaches children about differences among cultures, while teaching that we all have feelings. This is a very important message for children to hear in today's world where there is so much suspicion of those we "perceive" to be different. The more children realize that kid...more
This is a great book in which the main goal is to teach children that there are many different people and cultures around the world but no matter who you are or where you come from were are all still the same and are all one big family.
LE: After the story i would share with the children about where i come from and what my culture is like, i would also open it up to the parents of the children that are from other cultures to come and share with class about who they are and where they come from an...more
LE: After the story i would share with the children about where i come from and what my culture is like, i would also open it up to the parents of the children that are from other cultures to come and share with class about who they are and where they come from an...more
This book is a sweet and inspiring reminder that everyone in the world is different. The author highlights special similarities that every person has in common like love, joy and pain. This is a story for younger students (Pre-K to mayber first) but it inspired me so it can be read to anyone! A good time to read it may be when a new student comes to a new school for both the new student and the current students. This is a good teaching tool for young students since they may not yet recognize tha...more
Such a great book for teaching children that everyone is different yet all the same. We all smile, cry, and even laugh all the same. This book is a must for the classroom. I would use this book in my classroom during the first week. For lesson purposes, this book can be used as a writing prompt. You can ask students to write about a time when they made a friend who was a little different from them. You can even ask them to use their imagination and make up a friend and tell about them in a short...more
This book is great for young children because it introduces the concept of world peace and an understanding of children in other cultures. There are children all over the world who may look different, live in different parts of the world, go to different schools, experience different weather patterns, and speak in different languages but all children have feelings. We have to be careful what we say because it may hurt another’s feelings. We have to learn to welcome and celebrate all of our diffe...more
Overview
This book is appropriate for Kindergarten to third grade. The stroy is simple and celebrates human connections through descriptions and colorful pictures. "Little one, whoever you are," is the introduction to the story. Fox explains that there are children all over the world who may look different, live in different homes and different climates, go to different schools, and speak in different tongues but all children love, smile, laugh, and cry. Their joys, pain, and blood are the same,...more
This book is appropriate for Kindergarten to third grade. The stroy is simple and celebrates human connections through descriptions and colorful pictures. "Little one, whoever you are," is the introduction to the story. Fox explains that there are children all over the world who may look different, live in different homes and different climates, go to different schools, and speak in different tongues but all children love, smile, laugh, and cry. Their joys, pain, and blood are the same,...more
"Little one, whoever you are, wherever you are, there are little ones just like you all over the world."
This children’s book is a great way to display diversity to young students. Fox, the author, expresses how love, laughter, pain, and tears are the same for everyone. Staub painted of the little children in this book are like dolls’. Staub is the illustrator of this book and uses folk-art painting. This is such a great book with beautiful pictures and a wonderful story about diversity.
This children’s book is a great way to display diversity to young students. Fox, the author, expresses how love, laughter, pain, and tears are the same for everyone. Staub painted of the little children in this book are like dolls’. Staub is the illustrator of this book and uses folk-art painting. This is such a great book with beautiful pictures and a wonderful story about diversity.
"Whoever You Are" is a book about the equality among the different races around the world. It teaches children to understand that no matter what skin color or what country we are from, that underneath our skin we are all the same. This would be a great read for the first day of class especially at a diverse classroom. There are also many sight words and repetition throughout the story that students will find beneficial. It is also great for a lesson on respect, culture, and diversity.
-this book is all about diversity
-it shows a variety of cultures and ethnicities and ways they might be different (such as skin color, language, lands..), but throughout it all, we all have the same smiles, laughs, joys, and pains
-great book to introduce in an ELL class to let them know that although they may look different, they are accepted and ultimately the same as the other kids
-easy words and great pictures will be beneficial to ELLs in order for them to understand
-it shows a variety of cultures and ethnicities and ways they might be different (such as skin color, language, lands..), but throughout it all, we all have the same smiles, laughs, joys, and pains
-great book to introduce in an ELL class to let them know that although they may look different, they are accepted and ultimately the same as the other kids
-easy words and great pictures will be beneficial to ELLs in order for them to understand
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Mem Fox was born in Australia, grew up in Africa, studied drama in England, and returned to Adelaide, Australia in 1970, where she has lived with her husband, Malcolm, and daughter Chloë, happily ever after.
Mem Fox is Australia’s most highly regarded picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the best selling children’s book ever in Australia, with sales of over three million. And in th...more
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Mem Fox is Australia’s most highly regarded picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the best selling children’s book ever in Australia, with sales of over three million. And in th...more
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