Hood, Morag Carrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship.
PICTURE BOOK. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. $16.99. Content: G.
Lee is pea
and Colin is a carrot. They are nothing alike and so many of the things Lee and
his friends can do--like roll or bounce--Colin cannot do. He is nothing like
Lee and all his other pea friends, but that does not matter. Lee and Colin like
each other not in spite of, but because of, their differences.
There is so much
heart to this simple picture book. The message of appreciating our differences
and being friends with those who are not exactly like us is wonderful and
easily applicable in a variety of classroom settings. I liked that the author did
not muddy the waters of her message and story with anything fancy; its
literally just a bunch of peas and a carrot and some simple text. And yet its a
beautiful book I think should be in every school library and read often. The
book will appeal most to younger elementary students, but I think it would be a
good book for use in classrooms all the way up to high school.
Pre-K, EL (K-3),
EL--ESSENTIAL, MS, HS--ADVISABLE. Reviewer: TC
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