Bonnie Lui's luminous, detailed illustrations are a perfect match for the beautiful text by Xochitl Dixon, affirming that all people are made in God's image, no matter their outward appearance, their likes and dislikes, or their differing abilities. This title is especially timely for teaching young children that working together with people who are different from themselves is not only possible, it's also fun and rewarding! Special extras include scripture texts and thoughtful discussion questions for parents and teachers to use with children. A wonderful gift book, and a must-have for home, church, and libraries!

This is the prefect book for what is going on in the world right now. Even without all the turmoil, it's perfect. I love the colors, the simplicity, the inclusivity.

A adorable book about embracing the differences in all of us and appreciating everyone. A very cute book for kids! The art style was so cute and charming. This book has a great message and I would highly recommend it for all kids!

Thank you NetGalley and Our Daily Bread Publishing for gifting me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book has an amazing message for children and it’s done very well. The illustrations are so sweet, and I love the inclusion of different races and disabilities in them. The story itself is simple, yet really drives home the message of how even though we may look different on the outside, we still feel the same things on the inside and we’re actually similar in many ways. It’s a very cute story that reminds us that we’re all special.

A wonderful story of how God made all of us different, and how He made all of us special! A beautiful message of inclusivity with a religious aspect. This book will be perfect for me to share with my preschoolers as I am especially looking for books dealing with inclusivity for this year's curriculum.

The illustrations are beautiful, and I've always enjoyed picture books that are in rhyming verse!

I received an advance copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I can’t wait to get my hands on this book! Beautiful to look at AND to read. Especially loved the suggested discussion questions at the back to facilitate necessary conversations!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC.

It's a children's picture book with little text in verse teaching kids to see that there are different kids, skin color, body shape, disabilities, etc but we are all the same, we are human.
This is a perfect book to teach your child to respect people, especially, different ones, and to treat them with kindness and, when possibly, work in team.

The illustrations are so beautiful and stunning. I recommend this.

This is the cutest rhyming picture book about how everyone is made in God's image no matter your looks, abilities, culture, or preferences. It also highlights how we all have emotions and experiences that can tie us all together. The book depicts a range of children and is such a sweet and beautifully illustrated story. From the range of children to the large and colorful kites, the illustrations make you want to spend longer on each page soaking it all in. The last page of the book is a note to parents and teachers to help guide discussions to help kids appreciate and celebrate the beauty of diversity.

This is a wonderful faith based book about celebrating the uniqueness that makes up humanity. The story explores the ways that children are different, but also how they are the same. There is also a great amount of inclusion of abilities depicted, which I loved. I also really enjoyed that it included that families can also look different. Overall this was a wonderful book!

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UGGGHHHH. I like this book, but I also hate this book. Why do you have to bring God into a perfectly great story. This book starts off by talking about kids' differences, and then brings it together in how they are all the same. It has wonderfully colorful illustrations, a great rhyming pattern, but the entire thing is blown to pieces with “god made”. It has now taken a book that I would have loved to read for story time and threw it out of the pile. Such a shame for such a lovely book.
#BBRC

I like how the author starts and ends the book with a verse from the bible. The illustrations are colorful and bright and would draw in any reader, especially young children. Different like me includes boys, girls, black, white, brown and even children with disabilities. I like the fact that when children see this book they can see a representation of themselves. I love how the author included all things that make us different, but alike in a lot of ways. This book acknowledges the differences and acceptance of everyone uniqueness. It teaches children to love who they are. This is a great book for parents to read to their child to help them identify with loving all people regardless of how different they may look. Thank you to @NetGalley @OurDailyBreadPublishing #XochitlDixon for the advanced copy of #DifferentLikeMe #NetGalley #books #childrenfiction #christian

A lovely, divers childrens book with an important message. I particularly enjoyed the rhymes, but the illustrations were nice, too. It won't make the cut for my kids' bookshelf because I don't want the Christian message there, but to anyone who doesn't mind it or is even looking for it I can only recommend.

I've recommended this book in several mom groups since reading the review copy. It's important for children to see diversity in their books. When reading it together we talked about the child in the wheelchair and the one who "uses a cane to see".

I liked this book! Lots of different kids in different colors, different abilities, just all just kids in the end, who can laugh, play and all be kind to one another!

Different Like Me is a wonderful book celebrating differences in children from a child's point of view. It opens and closes with verses from the Bible. The only time during the story itself that God is referenced is at the end, and simply in a line that says God created everyone different. I really enjoyed the illustrations and short rhyming phrases that describe the differences, and then the similarities of the children, showing people of different colors and abilities (though this is somewhat limited). All in all, a short, beautifully illustrated story of differences and similarities ending up in team work and appreciation.

It is a beautiful book that talks about how even though they are different, children are not really that different.
A book that gives good energy.

Different Like Me by Xochitl Dixon is a sweet book that teaches children that despite the differences the see on the outside, they have many similarities with the other children that they meet. The gorgeous illustrations by Bonnie Lui add to the visual impact as you follow from the perspective of a fish kite in the background of each scene. Children can find strong references points in meeting friends, going to school or even having a meal. While the target audience is for preschoolers, older children would find the book equally charming and the illustrations give a lot of items to look for in the background. This would be a great book to give as a gift or to help start a conversation of what it mean to be different and the same..

Note: I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via NetGalley and the publishers.

Different Like Me by Xochitl Dixon is a children's storybook from Christian publisher Our Daily Bread. It's told from the perspective of a child who is looking around at all the diverse children around him or her and noting how different they all are, and how much that makes them the same where it counts. It's a very cute story with captivating illustrations. My 2.5 year old daughter thoroughly enjoyed reading through it with me and pointing at all the pictures of the kids and their enormous kites.

The story opens and closes with Bible verses, and follows it up with a set of 9 discussion questions to lead a conversation about diversity and acceptance with your children and students.

The pros: This book does a good job of pointing out the obvious differences kids are likely to see around them, such as skin colour and body type differences, visible disabilities, and differences in language. It aims to normalize these differences, and show that everyone is special and beautiful in their own way.

The cons: This story doesn't do anything substantial to actually discuss race issues, accessibility, or invisible disabilities. It's also deeply and overtly a Christian text, which may not be for everyone.

This book is releasing at an important time in our culture. With multicultural children working together in peace and harmony, it's a beautiful picture of what our society should strive for. The story will help children realize that in many ways we are the same, but we are also different and need to embrace those differences. Readers will enjoy the lyrical text and colorful illustrations. It's a true celebration of life!

I really loved this book! While I'm in a public school and probably will not purchase this book for my school's library, it would be a very sweet gift for a young child. It would be perfect for a religious private school. This book has such a lovely rhythm and includes children of different skin colors and abilities. It is also gender neutral, too.