Dear World, How Are You?

by Toby Little

When Toby Little was five years old, he decided to write to someone in every country in the world. With the help of his mum, Toby started handwriting and posting letters to everyone from research scientists in Antarctica to game-keepers in Chad and even the Pope. Not only did Toby achieve his goal but the world wrote back. Dear World, How Are You? is a collection of the most fascinating and heart-warming letters he sent and received. It shows that the world is only as big as your imagination and is full of potential friends, waiting to be discovered, no matter where you live.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 22, 2016

Reviews

[Dannii Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

received this book from Goodreads Giveaways. This has in no way impacted my opinion of the book. Thank you to the author, Toby Little, and the publisher, Michael Joseph, for the opportunity.

This is the collection of letters, and the responses he has gathered, from an extraordinary little boy called Toby Little and his extraordinary wish to write to somebody on every country in the world. This he has achieved, and then some...and all by the age of just six-years-old!

This book is absolutely heart-warming and has boosted my belief that the world is not such a bad place, after all. That so many individuals have taken time to make a little boy's dream come true makes this an incredibly touching read. It is also incredibly factual and full of various insights into the places and lives of the people penning these letters.

This is such a quick read, but one I know I can always turn to to return my faith in fellow mankind. We're not such a bad species.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book and a fantastic idea and concept behind the book.

[Natalia Sánchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dieses Buch ist was passiert, wenn eine Mutter ihren 5-jährigen Sohn ernst nimmt. Es ist eine wunderbare Idee von Toby, einen Brief an alle Länder zu schreiben. Und seine Mutter ist auch wunderbar, ihn zu unterstützen und ihm bei diesem lebensverändernden, ambitionierten Projekt zu helfen. Es war sehr interessant, es zu lesen und ein wenig über verschiedene Teile der Welt und verschiedene Berufe zu lernen. Etwas, was mir sehr gut gefiel war, dass ich einen Beweis in meinen Händen dafür hielt, wie süß Menschen sein können. Alle, die ihm Briefe geschrieben haben, waren sehr nett und interessant. Dieses Buch macht mich glücklich. Alles sehr wholesome.

[Sol Morena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un libro diferente, en el cual nos encontramos con cartas que Toby, un chico de 5 años le fue escribiendo a diferentes personas en todas partes del mundo. Algunas mas extensas que otras y con imágenes de las verdaderas cartas, vamos descubriendo diferentes culturas, gestos, comidas (si, hay hasta recetas) de todo el mundo, narrado por personas comunes que tuvieron la buena onda de seguirle el juego a este niño tan peculiar.
Es un libro para leer de a poco y disfrutarlo, tomarse su tiempo y darle su espacio.
Algo diferente pero que sin dudas vale muchísimo la pena

[Athirah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful idea thought up by a five year old boy, or a mission as well, I suppose; to write a letter to every country in the world. I could have spent ages just thumbing through the featured letters, and I loved the insight and information that each letter possessed.
It is for children like this that we must fight for a better world.

[Silvia Tinoco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Toby, de 5 años, vuelve del colegio habiendo descubierto cómo funciona el correo postal y le pregunta a su madre si puede escribir una carta a cada país del mundo para saber cómo es la vida fuera de su Inglaterra natal. Este libro recopila una selección de esas cartas (y las respuestas que recibió), puesto que "Writing to the world" se ha convertido desde entonces en un proyecto mucho más grande y que además tiene fines solidarios. Me ha encantado: es enternecedora su curiosidad y además me parece una importante lección para el mundo y un gran mensaje para quienes luchan por conseguir sus sueños. Reseña completa: http://silviatinoco.blogspot.com/2018...

[Juan Quiroga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leído en dos días =)

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[Gill Dare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable. Something I wished I'd have thought of with my two!

[Keira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was compelling, interesting, riveting in a way that collections of letters rarely are and absolutely heart-warming. It inspired me to want to raise my future children as well as Sabine must have raised Toby Little. This non-fiction book is now the first non-fiction book I have ever read in a day and also the first one to garner as much praise, although I have read some absolutely fantastic non-fiction books that ought to be read by everyone.

This is a book that I hope to share with all of my friends and family, my future children and grandchildren and that I hope my grandchildren will share with their grandchildren. I think I might have found my favourite non-fiction book of the year and of my entire life so far.

[Oskars Kaulēns · Rating 4 out of 5]

žetons par vēstuļu projekta ideju: aizrakstīt vēstuli uz katru pasaules valsti, uzdot sevi interesējošus jautājumus un saņemt atbildi, lai labāk saprastu un iepazītu, cik dažāda, interesanta un izzināšanas vērta ir pasaule. gribētos gan, lai atbildes sniedzēji uz Tobija jautājumiem būtu vietējie iedzīvotāji, kas tur dzīvojuši vienmēr, nevis ļaudis, kas uz dzīvi šajās valstīs ir pārcēlušies laika gaitā. taču līdzības un atšķirības, ko uzrāda atpakaļ saņemtās vēstules, pārsteidz un turpina uzdot jaunus jautājumus.

izcila ideja projektam ar pievienoto vērtību, nevis sevi atražojošu algoritmu.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I made sure we bought this book back when we had some to consider...and promptly forgot about it! I rediscovered it the other day and made up for lost time immediately!

It was every bit as delightful as I'd thought it would be...and I learned heaps of information about countries around the world, just as Toby would have done.

I also confess to loving that the featured letter from Oceania was from an Emma in Melbourne. Had I known about Toby's project when it was happening, I'd have loved to have been involved, myself!

Absolutely gorgeous book...I highly recommend it - particularly if the world is getting you down, and you need some examples of childlike innocence and goodwill to help boost your spirits!

[Fatu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me compré este libro en una feria del libro de Santiago (me lo regaló Carlota en realidad) para ver la historia de un niño que le escribe cartas a cada persona de cada país del mundo. Y ese es el libro, básicamente.

Son cartas de niños que se cuentan su día a día, una vez sabes de su contacto francés y otra del niño de Madagascar que te explica como va al colegio. Bastante bonito, la verdad, no hay mucha dificultad y se nota un montón la inocencia de los niños, queriendo ser amigos a distancia da igual de donde sean.

[Janna Odenthal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick and inspiring read. A little boy decides to write letters to someone in every country in the world, including Antarctica, the International Space Station, and other locations. He receives numerous interesting responses. I was motivated to look up some of the places and events that were mentioned. I am also glad I am doing a similar project through www.postcrossing.com

[Ana González · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! The idea is so heartwarming and cute. It made me think of how interesting and questionable is everything and we see it so much clearer when we are kids. The wonder that Toby has in the letters, I’m sure I would be delighted to receive one. The book is simply delightful.

[Marine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a gorgeous little book with letters from all over the world. I learned a lot in this and was genuinely interested in Toby's work. What a cool little dude!

[Bobbi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not finish reading it. I think it's a lovely concept but I enjoyed the concept a lot more than the reality. Sweet but not captivating.

[Mariana Menezes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved to read this book with my son who is learning how to read. It was an amazing experience for us to read little by little each day.
He loved the book!

[Yi Ly · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 🌟

[Carol Duarte · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[★ Alexia ★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encantó. Aunque las cartas son cortitas es muy bonito el mensaje que deja Toby al estár interesado en otros paises, culturas, entre otras.

Simplemente Bello<3

[Prisilicy_ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si hay algo que me gusta de este libro (además de la estetica de su diseño) es de tratar de volver a ver las cosas con esa mirada de niña pequeña.
Me hizo volver a pensar en la inocencia pero con la inteligencia que de niños tenemos. A veces el mundo de los adultos es muy complejo. Y como adulta actual, es bonito volver a pensar en las pequeñas cosas desde la perspectiva de aquella niña que una vez fui.
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Este libro, aparte de dar ternura en muchos pasajes, nos invita a cambiar nuestra forma de ver las cosas. A percibir con mayor libertad la realidad que nos rodea, y jugar con la imaginación en aquellos detalles que parecen no ser muy importantes. Es una lectura que brinda calidez al corazón y también lo facil que puede ser iniciar un vínculo amistoso. Pensar que está escrito por un niño de seis años, y que habla con una perspectiva tan simple y llena de ilusión, me transmitió mucha alegría.
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Parece una lectura larga, pero no es así. La simpleza de como está redactado, la cantidad de detalles que posee el libro, hace que uno desee seguir viendo a través de los ojos de Toby. A través de sus ideas e imaginación.
Es un hermoso viaje de cartas que todos deberían leer. 🤗

[Maggie Hesseling · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an absolute delight to read. This book is the epitome of a feel-good read (with the exception maybe of the Burkina Faso letter for obvious and important reasons). I picked it up because the cover really reminded me of Christopher Robin and once I opened it I found a trove of delights. Toby is perhaps another real Christopher Robin- curious about life and wanting to experience everything. Unlike the Pooh stories though, these are very real. It's heartwarming to read how many people were interested in helping Toby learn about the world and also how much Toby enjoyed it.

Letter writing is such a wonderful ability, and one we're quickly losing, therefore it's beautiful to see it displayed just so.

I hope we hear and learn a lot more from Toby in the future. Through him I glimpsed more about our world than my travels alone have taught.

[Madeleine Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I though this was a lovely idea and was not disappointed.Toby aged5 with the help of his mother decided to write letters to people in other countries to find out what they liked,where they visited and what they liked to eat.It would be lovely to think that something so simple would give us a better understanding of other people in other lands and how similar we are underneath.Loved the book and best wishes to Toby and Sabine.

[Paula Hollohan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting book to introduce into the 1-6 classroom. Would it inspire others to do a similar project. I think Toby sustained interest in a mighty big project and gave readers a wonderful sampling of letters.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contains a collection of letters that a young boy sent to people around the world and their responses.

The letters were interesting but a bit repetitive.

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but boring. I was more interested to learn about the genesis of the project, than read the actual letters which are mostly dull.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely concept, amazingly inspiring project. But reading the book, it felt like too much had been left out.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nos hemos divertido en familia embarcándonos en este viaje por todos los puntos del planeta gracias a la curiosidad y empeño de este pequeño aventurero.

[Kerri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspiring!

[JennLynn]

A young boy's curiosity about the wider world launched him on a quest to write letters to every country.