Hassan has only recently arrived in the United States after he and his family were forced to flee Somalia, and he deeply misses the colorful landscape of his former home in Africa. This remarkably moving picture book follows first-grader Hassan through his first few days at school. He and Mimi end up better friends than ever.

When Grandma finds out about it, she and Mimi make a cunning plan-and soon Momo realizes that teasing isn't such a good idea. Mimi loves her cousin Momo but he teases her all the time and she doesn't like it. But in learning about each other's opposite worlds and laughing at their own misunderstandings, they learn to be the best of friends. Night Monkey and Day Monkey's worlds are as different as night and day! What one fears, the other one loves, what one understands, only confuses the other. Night Monkey Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson Join them on a fizzing, sparkling, philosophical adventure as they discover the epic creation stories told by the keepers of IK wisdom. Planet IK stands for ‘Infinite Kindness’ and two very curious young IKadoos want to find out how their planet came into existence. Then he meets three nasty creatures who not only convince him that he is, like them, a crocodile, but also try to persuade him to deliver his duck relatives for their dinner. Raised from an egg by Mother Duck, Guji Guji is quite content with his life as a duckling, despite the fact that he doesn't look anything like his brothers. there's also a simple moral about tolerance and daring to be differentĪ brave 'crocoduck' saves his family from becoming duck dinner. Joyful read about an outsider who finds acceptance on his own terms. This mixed-up barnyard tale of tolerance and friendship teaches kids (and creatures) that it's okay to be different. How does it feel to be beige? A day in the life of a crayon from each colour’s perspective. *The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers Only when the seventh mice explores the complete Something do they see the whole truth. One by one, six different coloured blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see.įour different voices tell the story of a walk in the park. Glorious celebration of observation, curiosity and imagination. Here are some of our top picks for books approaching discussions around critical thinking and tolerance

The International Day for Tolerance Recommended Reading list

Seven blind mice by ed young