Title: Everyone Belongs
Author: Heather Avis, Sarah Mensinga (Illustrator)
Book Type: Picture Book
Series: N/A
Series Number: N/A
Genre: Childrens, Realistic, Contemporary
Age: Childrens
Disability: TBD, Wheelchair User, Blind
LGBTQ+: N/A
Published: 2022
Setting: TBD
[ID: A book cover. A group of children of various genders and ethnicities are in some kind of field, under a purple sky. The grass and leaves are various shades of dark blue. There is a purple pillar on either side of the cover. The child in the centre of the cover is in a motorised wheelchair. The child to the left of him is using a white cane with a red stripe. A child in the back has a green tablet. The names of the author “Heather Avis” and illustrator “Sarah Mensinga” are at the top of the cover, in curvy yellow writing. The title “Everyone Belongs” is at the bottom of the cover in large yellow caps. /end]
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Summary:
A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be!
“We know everyone’s different; no two are the same. You belong in our show!” the sisters exclaimed.
Macy and Tru are putting on a spectacular talent show to highlight the ways they love to perform. Other kids arrive, eager to participate but unsure if they’ll be welcomed. Since the two sisters know that everything is a lot more fun when everybody’s included, they’re determined to find a role in the show for each person.
Inspiring, encouraging, and packed with joy, Everyone Belongs reminds us that it’s possible to make room for all people and all abilities—and that life is brighter when we give every person a chance to shine.
Notes:
I have been informed that there are multiple representations of disability in this book but I’m unsure of what they all are. I was going off the cover for the category listing, but I’m still unsure of the exact nature of the green tablet in the back. I think it might be AAC but I don’t know.
This book rhymes.
Archivist Comments:
I tried to find out some of the disabilities in the book, but other than the wheelchair user I’m stumped. Did my best though.
Apparently the pictures in this are delightful.
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