Winner of the Christian Media Children’s Book Prize, France

Parents Magazine Best Books of the Year Award, USA

NSCC/CBS Notable Children’s Book, USA

Children’s Book Foundation Book of the Year, UK

IRA-CBC Favourite Paperbacks for 1994, USA

 

 

 

 

 

Vivid, Australia

Andersen Press, UK
Random House, Australia
large format, Andersen Press, UK
large format, Random House, Australia
Penguin, Australia
Penguin, UK
Orchard Books, USA
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, USA
Scholastic, USA
Galimard, France
large format, Galimard, France
Folio Benjamin, France
Blaireau, France
Ars, Germany
Verlag An Der Ruhr, Germany
Gottmer, Netherlands
Sesam, Denmark
Elle, Italy
Korea
Vivid, Australia
Magi Publications (Gujerati, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi) UK
Red House Book Club, UK
Books for Children Bookclub, UK

 

A remarkable and delightful book that shows how children are alike the world over, while at the same time celebrating the rich and interesting diversity of their ordinary lives.

 

An extraordinary book. Publishers Weekly

 

This unusual, sensitive book really brings out our shared human experiences, regardless of race. Child Education

 

A winner. What I liked about the book was that each kid’s life seems far more interesting and exciting than the other’s, and it’s a hook that I can’t see a young reader getting off. Times Educational Supplement

 

Gray understands that children are capable of insight and compassion, even into complex issues.  The Irish Times

 

Conveys the most complicated ideas effortlessly. Mother Magazine

 

Terrific. Catholic Library World

 

A unique book. Focus

 

Never condescends or patronises. Five Owls

 

Simple in concept, yet rich in execution. Booklist

 

An ingenious and worthwhile idea. The School Librarian

 

A wonderful picture book. A welcome addition to the collection. Nassau Library System

 

Well executed and intriguing. Junior Bookshelf

 

Unique among picture books, it avoids didacticism while joyfully celebrating the kinship of human cultures. Review

 

 This book covers a portion of the early social studies curriculum far better than any textbook. Times Herald

 

There is no sense that one life is better than the other, rather that they are the same tapestry rewoven with a slightly different thread. Parents Magazine

 

A wonderful book. Wings

 

Wow! The possibilities for follow-up in the classroom seem endless. Excellent. Maine Collection

 

Cleverly done. Lindsay Mackie

 

Unusual and thought-provoking. Kent & Sussex Courier