The appeal of these books lie in the delightfully interactive nature. You can pull tabs ups down, left, right to reveal cleverly designed pages. Amongst its cleverly designed pages, there are also turn the dial pages, mirrors, games, advice and tips. Definitely a book series that you can take a lot away from.
It’s written simply and factually, which helps give a non-judgmental tone to more sensitive subjects such as bodies, and people.
For example,
💜 From the All Kinds of People Book: “Some people are tall. Some people are short.”
💙 From the All Kinds of Bodies Book “Some bodies use crutches…or wheelchairs…or walking sticks…or prosthetics.”
Fact is, by a very early age, children start to see similarities and differences in the environment, be it objects, or people. As parents we can use this observation as a vital teaching moment to teach diversity and acceptance.
I have used these books as an entry point to discuss personal differences and how to respect these differences. Some other books that we read which promotes diversity are here.
I love how the children and adult are presented in a myriad of differences: different skin colour, different hair style, different sizes etc.
As a reading-mad, budget-conscious family, I tend to select physical books that are interactive in nature, and reading 70% ebooks so my children don’t break our savings account with their insatiable appetite for books. There are some cool Chinese ebook apps where you can score free audiobooks, and electronic books.