Children Just Like Me: A new celebration of children around the world Hardcover – Illustrated, September 6, 2016

We love this book. After checking something similar out at the library, I knew it should have a permanent place in our home library. It has a mixture of boys and girls ages 8-12.

Lots of colorful pictures of other children around the world giving a glimpse into life as a child in their respective countries. I gave this book to my grandson for Christmas last year along with an illuminated globe, and he loved them both (a very advanced 3 year old). The book breaks down the world by continents and has a decent sampling of children from each. This book is a great introduction to children about how children all around the world basically want the same things; love, a safe home, education, freedom and time for fun.

My 7 year old daughter absolutely LOVES this book - she sits to read it and look through every single day! We have the updated version (apparently updated by over 20 years) and she loves to see their signatures, how they say hello, what their families, homes and schools look like. Even for kids too young to read just yet, it's great to look through (and teach a little diversity!). Already bought a second copy to gift to my 6 year old niece.

I mom got the first addition of this book (originally put out by UNICEF) for my daughters when they were young -- this second edition is great too. The kids are fun and it is a top-notch way to learn about families around the globe.

I have a couple of these books. They are great! It’s so interesting to learn about kids from all over the world!

The book itself is beautiful, but it was upsetting that there is no Ukrainian kid , and the Russian one enjoys to go to Odessa in a summer. WTF !!! I understand the book was published in 2016, but Ukraine has is independent country since 1991. Was it so difficult to make this book with extra 10 more pages and recocnize MORE beautiful kids !?

I love this book. While it is targeted at the 7 to 10 age range, I used it to introduce my four-year-old grandson to the concept of different cultures. He loves looking at the different children in the book, seeing how they write their names (something he is learning to do), seeing interests that he shares (music, soccer) and noting differences. For his pre-K class he had to do a poster about his parents' cultures and this was the perfect introduction to get him exciting about and interested in that project.

My 7 year old granddaughter loves this book. It educates her on children in her age range from different countries, cultures and ethnicities. It has really peaked her interest in world geography and other cultures. It is so important for our youth to recognize and celebrate our differences. This book achieves that.