"Padded Board Book
By IglooBooks
Illustrated by Jana Curll
On this giant spinning ball live eight billion people, all in all. A bear can be quite proud to call each and every one a friend.
Every single person in this world is special and different from everyone else. This sweet story about a bear looking for a friend is a celebration of our amazing diversity, and of all the things that make each of us unique.
A bear is looking everywhere for his friend and considers all the things that his friend could be - they could live anywhere, celebrate different holidays, or have different hairstyles. The important thing is that they have space in their heart for a bear.
What I loved: This is a really sweet board book read about diversity and inclusion, featuring people from different countries, religions, abilities, and skin tones. Bear focuses on how any of them could be his friend - the key factor is not what they look like or how they identify, but really the love and kindness in their hearts. For children who may be starting to make their own friends and encounter classmates at preschool or daycare who are different from them, this is a great book that encourages them to focus on the love friends have and celebrate all the great things that make us different. "
