Различни сме, но и еднакви, нали?

by Karl Newson, Kate Hindley (illustrator), Карл Нюсън

Аз съм си аз, а пък ти си си ти.
Различни сме, но и еднакви, нали?
Тази книга е покана да отпразнуваме
всички онези чудно смешни неща,
които ни правят такива, каквито сме.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens, Animals, Friendship, Fiction, Humor

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Karl Newson writes for the children’s book blog The Mudwaffler and contributes to The Creative Attic, an online publication of illustrated poetry. For All the Stars Across the Sky is his debut picture book. He lives in England.

Reviews

[Книжни Криле · Rating 5 out of 5]

„Различни сме, но и еднакви, нали?” – Така си е. И човек би решил, че заглавието казва всичко и вече му е пределно ясно какво да очаква от новата картинна книга на изд. „Мармот”. Да, но докато не сте я разлистили нищо не може да ви подготви за очарователните илюстрации на Кейт Хиндли, вървящи ръка за ръка с римите на Карл Нюсън. Книгата е едно от най-топлите и чаровни послания за взаимност и приятелство, които сме чели след „От сърце”. Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”: https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...

[νίκη κωνσταντίνου-σγουρού · Rating 4 out of 5]

[αρκετά γλυκό και χρηστικό]

[Angelina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple book with lost of opposites (and some similarities) with lovely illustrations. The 4th star is for them.

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5 stars - English hardcover

To dependance on AZC.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Same But Different Too is a wonderful, simple and clear rhyming read. Things can be the same, but different too. This is a story about children and animals, who have similarities and differences. Whilst I really love the message, and thinking about what is the same with others who appear different is valuable, I think the use of animals as the comparison is perhaps more socially accepted. I really think children should explore this message with the people they share their world with. It would have been nice to have a page, perhaps at the end, encouraging this. This would definitely be how I would follow a reading of this story.

A girl and a dog wear similar outfits ‘I am me, and you are you.’ Then the rhyme carries onto the next page with a cat and a girl with the same coloured hair wearing the same clothes ‘We're the same, but different too’. This wonderful rhythm carries on through the book, and as the book develops, so does the rhyme. It is simple. So easily memorable, children will soon be able to join in with the reading.

This text is so simply representative of a wide range of children, who are less likely to find themselves in books. Different children, from various ethnicities, with different hair colours, clothing styles, with different mobility assistants, to the various hobbies and interests. This will help more readers to feel represented in narratives.

[Elayne Crain · Rating 5 out of 5]

For various personal reasons 😂, I think an awful lot about how hard it is to make a simple picture book--that is, one that reads effortlessly while still engaging its understandably finicky readers.

One recent read that does a fabulous job of creating an engaging younger-picture-book-reader experience is Karl Newson and Kate Hindley's "The Same But Different Too."

Written in a fluid rhyme that incorporates lots of gentle humor with delightful illustration work, the result is an endearing and well-paced showcase of how interesting and exciting differences--and similarities!--can be. It's compare and contrast within a "we're all in this together, tribe" mindset, and I am here for it! Older kids and adults, too, will be charmed by the character cast and funny little details that are re-readings award, such as a book titled "Bedtime Snories," a rainy "Bleak St." bus stop, and a "gruff" character being cast as a billy goat.

With the energy and humor of the P. D. Eastman classic, "Big Dog, Little Dog," and charming characters of all sorts in a "what might happen if kindhearted humans lived in a Richard-Scarry-esque world" (I mean, isn't that the dream?)--I can imagine the vast majority of kid readers having one word as a response to this sweet (but not saccharine) jaunt--"AGAIN!"

[J.L. Slipak · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Celebration of all the wonderfully different and similar things that make us who we are.

Out May 2019

32 Pages

MY THOUGHTS:

I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

I requested this book to read and review because it happened to come across my desk when my daughter, who is special needs, was having trouble understanding why she was different from the other kids. We’d just had a talk about how great it was to be different rather than like all the rest. I had asked her why she’d ever want to be the same because that could be very boring. Those things that make us different from each other should be celebrated, I told her, not to mention they make us unique.

This book shares beautifully illustrated pages full of bright and wonderful differences that can easily be identified with. It’s presented age appropriately, using animals vs. human representations to highlight differences in a playful and silly way. This book would be great for children who are just beginning to read and even for special needs children too. Parental involvement to answer any arising questions would also be great

[Eve Costarelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing adorable menagerie of characters highlighting their similarities and differences! These illustrations are absolutely so endearing. I just want to hug each one! The most important message of this book jumps out from the get go- I am me and you are you and that is just the way it is supposed to be. Our similarities and differences are what keep the balance in the world. We need each other.

Simple examples highlight the similarities and the differences and show how they are beneficial and that they work together for a symbiotic relationship. The rhymes are very nice and flow easily and the illustrations enrich the simple words. This is a great read-aloud which will be memorized and recited along. It is just so sweet. I really appreciate the attention to mindfulness and how it presents different ways of paying attention. The last 2-page spread is adorable beyond words! Highly recommend this book!

[nAeEMak نعیمک]

هیندلی یکی از محبوب‌ترین تصویرگرانی است که می‌شناسم و کتاب را برای همین خریدم. همین اول باید اشاره کنم که نشر نارنگی کپی‌راست خریده و کتاب را بزرگ چاپ کرده و برای همین یک تجربۀ معرکه از ورق زدن کتاب را خواهیم داشت و واقعاً خوش می‌گذرد. خود داستان به روال این سال‌ها شبیه قصه‌هایی است که نهایتاً دارد می‌گوید «با تفاوت‌ها همدیگر و خودمان را دوست داشته باشیم» اما معجزه و اصل در تصاویر اتفاق می‌افتد. تصویرهای خیلی بانمکی که یک تضاد را دارند نشان می‌دهند و هر چی جلوتر می‌روی دوست داری بدانی دیگر چی قرار است ببینی. با اینکه تصاویر ساده هستند یک شو‌خ‌طبعی و بازیگوشی دارند که باعث می‌شود گاه‌وبیگاه یا ناخودآگاه ورق‌ها را جلو عقب کنی و یک بار دیگر آن‌ها را تماشا کنی. جدا از آن وقتی تضادها و روایت چنین تصاویری دارند شاید تاثیر بیشتری داشته باشند و هر کدام از ما ناخودآگاه خودمان را با شخصیت یا شخصیت‌هایی شبیه بدانیم و در دنیای واقعی هم ازشان استفاده کنیم. نهایتاً یک تجربۀ دلچسب از خواندن و دیدن کتاب تصویری کودک خود که برای هر کسی باحال و خوش گذران است.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a whole lot of different kids and a whole lot of different animals that you will see from the cover and inside. It's sometimes an opposite book, "I am big. You are small. I am short. You are tall.", but Karl Newson adds delightful surprises on some of the pages. I spent the whole time grinning from page to page, reading the words like "I am playful. You are too. I can't hide as well as you." looking at kids being silly with a turtle and a zebra standing by a black and white striped wall while a young girl peeks behind a houseplant. Its spare text all in rhyme brought to colorfully creative life by Kate Hindley is fabulous.

Thanks to Candlewick Press for the copy!

[Lilly Roche · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about the many creatures in the world such as humans and animals and how we are similar in many ways, but also different. We may feel the same emotions and like the same stuff, but there will still always be something different between each other! We are all creatures in the world making it day by day. This book is very cute in recognizing the similarities between animals and humans because we are all part of this world. This book is short but it would be good in the classroom when learning about animals too. We are creatures in the world who can be very similar and different at the same time.

[Gabriella Momchilova · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Различни сме, но и еднакви, нали?" от Карл Нюсън е една много специална детска книжка. Тя е подходяща за всички малчугани, които тепърва започват да се учат да говорят. Текстът е в рими, което го прави много подходящ за слушане. В него могат да се открият различни групи антоними (висок-нисък; мокър-сух), които са онагледени и с илюстрации, така че за детето да бъдат по-лесно разбираеми. По този начин то би могло лесно да обогати своя речников запас.

Илюстрациите са дело на Кейт Хиндли и са просто невероятни! Всички знаем колко важно е тяхното качество в една детска книга.

Това, което ме грабна най-много в книжката, е това, че тя учи на толерантност към света - показва, че всички сме различни и уникални по свой начин, но това не трябва да ни пречи да се уважаваме и да бъдем приятели. Показва също така, че все пак винаги има нещо, което ни свързва с останалите. Учи и на любов към животните и природата. В тази малка книжка е събрана много мъдро��т и красота!

"Аз съм си аз, а пък ти си си ти.
Различни сме, но и еднакви, нали?"

[Courtney Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book describes the differences and similarities about animals and kids. I love this book because while they acknowledge they are equal they make it a point to show their differences as well. I think it is very important to show that we have differences because these differences make us who we are. I would use this in my classroom to celebrate our similarities and our differences. I would discuss or even make an anchor chart.

[Lexi Morse · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book rhymes back and forth opposite things different animals and objects do. At the end it brings together everyone by mentioning everyone loving stories.
I would use this book in a pre-k classroom only. I say this because it is a little more aimed towards that age. I would use this book though, especially at circle time for discussion. I also am taking a minute to make note about the illustrations...they rock.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This picture book joyfully explores how we are both similar and different, showcased through two children frolicking among various animals. The quirky illustrations, somewhere between Mercer Mayer and Richard Scarry, make it especially engaging as a nighttime read-aloud.

Perfect for younger audiences, this gentle story already feels like a classic. Highly recommended for preschool classrooms and home libraries alike.

Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC.

[Chris Naylor-Ballesteros · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karl Newson and Kate Hindley have expressed a very simple idea - the countless differences, big and small, between us all - with brilliant read-out-loud rhyming text and beautifully vibrant illustrations. It's a joyous, colourful, funny and heart-warming bedtime read.

[Jess Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely pictures throughout the book
Read this book in Nursery but would be suitable for any age upwards particularly the younger years as it portrays a lovely message to children that it’s okay to be different
Simple text is also used for younger children to understand

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful look at things children have in common with others yet, how very different we are as well. Lovely illustrations - so colorful and fun. The illustrator does a fantastic job comparing small children to a multitude of critters - fun rhymes as well!

[St Michael's Primary Oxford · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charming book that celebrates our similarities and differences.

[Annese · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute!!

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

What makes individuals unique and we have in common.

[Jaye Latts · Rating 5 out of 5]

This will be a lovely, rhythmic story to read to kids. Great illustrations and wonderful structure.

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children and animals find their similarities and differences in rhyming text and engaging pictures.

[Darren Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and wonderful.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Juxtaposes humans and animals to offer a good message about uniqueness and sameness

[Cait · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enjoyable read and loved the illustrations!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bold illustrations help point out various ways things and people are same and different, but without going into tedious detail.

[Paul Graham Terpstra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice story about humans and animals and how similar we all are.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great picture book for children to learn that people can be different but also the same. The book has a lot of preposition words and also opposites. I love the illustrations as well!

[Amy Chesman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable, simple, rhyming book of opposites.