Author/Illustrator: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Genre: Multicultural
Grade level: K-3
Awards: Ezra Jack Keats Award, Children's Choice Award
Same, Same But Different is a book a boy named Elliot from America and a boy named Kailash from India. They become pen pals and learn that they enjoy a lot of the same things. They are from different places, but find many similarities in their lives.
The author and illustrator, Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw, creates a beautiful story using colorful and vibrant illustrations to show how two boys living worlds apart can have so many things in common. The illustrations are collage-like and have a child's point-of-view in mind.
I would read this book to a class from kindergarten to third grade for any cultural unit. This is excellent to show the theme of cultural diversity. Through this book, a reader will learn to appreciate other cultures and realize no matter what culture someone is from, we are all people with commonalities.
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