![]() She wanted all children to feel welcome and with Suzanne’s daughter’s attending a school in the heart of a diverse community she wanted to share that we are special and all welcome. They are colourful, playful and are representative of everyone. The book is the result of Suzanne taking action on travel bans that were being made by the U.S President last year. Suzanne Kaufman has completed wonderful illustrations through out this book. ![]() Those of you who are based in the U.S will be familiar with this fantastic book but for us in the UK it was published earlier in the year by Bloomsbury Children’s books. This post is our first Touring Picture Book for 2019 and what a wonderful book we are starting the year on. ![]() Our last post was on the wonderful book The Boy and The Bear by Tracey Corderoy and illustrated by Sarah Massini. Today’s piece is part of Touring Picture Book which myself and three other book bloggers collaborate on. ![]()
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