The art style is precious, and the whole book reminds me of some board books I used to have as a child. Even the rhythm of the writing reminded me of them a lot. It fills me with so much nostalgia.

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Different Like Me is a lovely book that teaches early readers to embrace diversity and differences and also recognize the ways we're all the same on the inside. Xochitl Dixon did a great job presenting this in an engaging way for young audiences, and the illustrations are especially gorgeous. The book has some discussion questions at the end with Bible quotes, but the book itself doesn't talk about religion.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Our Daily Bread Publishing for the advance copy.

Different Like Me is a children's story that speaks to how, although all of us may look different and feel different things, we are the same at heart, and all loved by God. It covers a range of topics from racial differences, to familial differences, to differences of ability/disability.

Although I am not a little kid anymore, I found that I almost began to cry reading this. The world right now seems to be full of hate, and I feel like a lot of people my age could really benefit from reading a book with this message. I am a firm believer that it is important to educate children at a young age about both how it is ok to feel/be different from others, and how important it is to treat people with kindness, regardless of differences. This book tackles both seamlessly!

Besides the message, the illustrations were cute and colorful (I especially liked the inclusion of the service dog). The story also features little rhymes, and the recurring saying "I look all around me and what do I see? So many kids who are different from me," which I thought was adorable. The last page also has a question list that encourages the discussion of people's differences between child and guardian, which was a nice addition.

The one thing I wished that the book touched upon were same sex relationships, as I think that is also a very important conversation to have. Even if there were just a page that said "some people have two mommies, other two daddies," or something of that nature to show that those differences, are ok too! Overall, though, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a way to facilitate conversations with their children about differences, and treating people with kindness (and especially those who want to do so using conversations about God).

Different Like Me is a really sweet story that allows for great conversations with your kids about race, ability and more.

The artwork is absolutely gorgeous, I love the rhyming verses and it’s the perfect length (ie. my kids didn’t get sick of it before it was over). I definitely recommend.

Different Like Me is a book truly needed in today's world. It's a great lesson in celebrating diversity. While this book is christian, it can be read by people of all faiths. Christian, illustrations are gorgeous as well.

This is my most favorite kind of kids book. Beautiful illustrations! Fun, easy to read verses! A great message that encourages virtues!

My kids will love this book and I'll be happy to read it to them as many times as they'd like. I'll be buying this for my boys as soon as it is released!

Different Like Me is an awesome book with a great massage that we need right now.. The illustrations are very colorful! I love that they included a discussion guide for parents and teachers to us. I plan to purchase this for my school library so that teachers can share this book with their classes.

This was a very cute book to read, which is one of the reasons why I loved it. But the message of the book was such a good one for times like these. The message of diversity and that everyone is different but unique, was simple enough for young readers but also well presented.

This book was not for us. We hadn’t realised it was religious. We like the overall diversity message, but really didn’t care for the end, sorry. Great book overall though and lots of people will love it.

This is a simple but charming little book. I really like seeing the more diverse christian books popping up.

The illustrations are fun and accompanied by simple rhymes and repetition. Repetition is so important in early literacy and is used very well in this picture book. "I look all around me and what do I see? So many kids who are different to me" repeated throughout until the end where it instead says "I look all around me and what do I see? So many kids, not so different from me."

Cute and heartwarming.

A sweet book with an important message about how God made us all different. I loved the rhyming text and the inviting illustrations. One to read to the children in your life.

Given the time in our nation I was almost moved to tears reading this story. It has such a simple beautiful message -- "I look around and what do I see? God made every kid different and special like me!" This book starts out by pointing out unique differences in all the children. (This story is very inclusive of children of all different races, and even children with special needs.) Then at the end it defines how we are all the same. It is a lovely story written through the eyes of a child. The illustrations are beautiful and it has questions in the back that would guide parents and teachers in discussion.

This is a great book for these times. As a parent with bi racial kids and special needs I cannot recommend this book enough.
This book is appealing for kids with the big colourful illustrations and it rhymes!
Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy.
This is a good tool for parents, schools and even churches to help encourage kids to be their own unique selves and God loves them no matter what.

Though the book is clearly well-intentioned, the bible verse with which it opens immediately and unfortunately sets a tone of trans-exclusiveness.

In the society we live in today, this book is a HUGE REPRESENTATION of it!! Also, this story needs to be heard by all children so they understand that it is okay to be different. I love how the story describes physical appearances as different, but when it comes to feelings and emotions, all children are the same. Everybody has feelings, no matter how they look or where they come from. We all feel happiness, sadness, angry, frustration, and excitement. This really helps children feel more confident about themselves, and understand that it does not matter how they look, because it is the inside that matters more. This really helps people struggling with identity issues and insecurities. It is actually a good story for all age groups. I LOVED THIS STORY!

absolutely love this book! There are beautiful, thoughtful illustrations and fun, rhyming text that share an important lesson. Different Like Me would be a wonderful gift for the children in your life.

Thank you for Our Daily Bread Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book begins by emphasizing the many ways in which the narrator notices differences among him and his friends -- how they look, how they talk, their likes and dislikes. Then, the book shifts its focus to the uniting factor of feelings -- and just how children share the same emotions and feelings.

I like this book, especially for it's beautiful illustrations. I think that in using it in a classroom of young children the teacher should be explicit about the "differences" that are introduced in the book so as not to promote a colorblind orientation.

A wonderfully illustrated Christian story that helps teach all of us to embrace the beauty of diversity in each of our lives.

I have to begin this review by saying that I was already sold on the idea of the book due to the nature of the issue it was addressing. I truly believe that we need to teach kids about celebrating our differences right from the get-go and this book stands up to that. If we strip ourselves of all judgement, the world would be so much more kinder and compassionate and most of all, we will all flourish as our authentic selves with no fear of being judged, ridiculed or bullied.
The book has amazing illustrations that are very life-like, so plus points for that too! LOVED IT!

Thankyou Netgalley and publisher for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.


I had a great time reading this .I strongly urge everyone to give this book a shot!

This book gives us a deep meaning.We all are different yet member of the same world .