All Sorts

by Pippa Goodhart

In a world of endless colors, sizes and shapes it's easy to get a little dizzy. But can there ever be order amid the chaos? Join one little girl on her journey to find out just what makes the world a beautiful place to be in. When Frankie begins sorting out her toy box, she decides not to stop there. She organizes her bedroom, her classroom, even the bathroom. Perhaps people can be organized too? But how? Frankie quickly realizes that the variety and diversity of life on Earth is perhaps what makes it the most beautiful of all.Illustrated by: Emily Rand

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

26 pages, Hardcover

First published March 2, 2021

About the author

Pippa Goodhart is the author of over a hundred children’s books, including the prize-winning picture book You Choose, and the Winnie the Witch series which she writes under the pen name of Laura Owen. She trained as a teacher and worked for many years in bookselling before becoming a mother and a writer.

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Reviews

[Zoe Hickey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book all about sorting things and how a little girl likes everything to be in order. In the end she has a realisation that she doesn't need to do this because the world is fine just being jumbled up. This realisation allows her to enjoy the way things are and not need to rearrange and sort everything.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frankie loves to sort things.

Sometimes she sorts things by color.

Sometimes she sorts things by shape.

Sometimes she sorts things by size.

And she feels happy sorting flowers and trees and vehicles and even animals.

But then she tries to sort people. Some things are hard to sort.

Children will enjoy seeing all the objects on the page and thinking about how they have been sorted.

[Rainbow Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

hose of you who know me know I love organization and sorting more than most people—believe it or not, I actually relieve stress by reorganizing my bookshelves—so when I heard about All Sorts by Pippa Goodhart, I knew I had to read it!

This precious picture book follows a young girl named Frankie who loves to sort things. From toys to animals, Frankie sorts everything out by size, shape, and color.

But one day Frankie tries to sort people, which can be very confusing, especially when sorting oneself. Frankie finds herself questioning her place in the world when she realizes she is the only version of herself. Fortunately, she learns some things are just meant to be all mixed up.

The illustrations by Emily Rand are what my children’s book dreams are made of, with bright bold pages packed with detail. This is definitely a book to pause and point out all the colorful objects with young readers. I really enjoyed All Sorts and would recommend it to anyone looking for a book that embraces both the beauty of being unique and the diversity of our world.

For more information about Pippa Goodhart and her work, please visit her website at pippagoodhart.co.uk.

To learn more about Emily Rand and her work, please visit her website at emilyrand.com.

I also want to thank Nobrow Press and Flying Eye Books for generously providing me with a review copy of this delightful book. I look forward to many rereads with my little one.

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[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frankie likes to sort things but can't figure out how to sort herself. Eventually she comes to accept that messy can be beautiful.

First of all, I would have preferred a resolution which allowed her to still be a type A person. Second of all, I feel like the author could have come up with a better word than "messy". Like contrasting colors can be beautiful, or variety can be beautiful, or something.

I'm sure some parents and kids will get something out of this. It just hit the wrong note for me.

[Barbara Band · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frankie likes to sort things - by colour and by shape - trees, vehicles and animals. But when it comes to people, and herself, it's not so easy. She tries to work it out but realises that she is the only one that's like herself. A story about individuality and uniqueness. Great for children who like sort count and sort things - with brilliant end papers!

[molliekay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a fun book to introduce sorting and comparisons! Everyone from teachers to storytime leaders will love this for their STEAM lessons.

Disclaimer: I was provided a free copy of this book from the publisher. This has, in no way, influenced my review.

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Maggi Rohde · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's hard to classify and categorize people, even yourself!

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

"people resist sorting"

[Pink Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clever way to show kids how we are all different

[Heather McC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Celebrate your you-niqueness (uniqueness) with this picture book about sorting everything from toys, to food, to cars, and even people! Some things in life cannot fit into one group because the truth is 'everyone and everything belongs in a middle, and it works like that!'

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely picture book that shows that there can be order and 'sorting' in things that may not always make sense