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What a lovely book! Counting up to ten and back down again. Beautiful illustrations capture the reader and provide a lot of discussion points. I especially like how the book connects everyone and everything together as we live and exist under one big sky.

Firstly, I would like to thank Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc of the book. This review is based on my personal opinion and enjoyment of the book.

We Are All Under One Wide Sky by Deborah Wiles is a lovely children’s book highlighting diversity and inclusivity. #WeAreAllUnderOneWideSky #NetGalley

Love Love Love this book! It starts out with an illustration of a cross cultural picnic and then becomes a counting book that counts to 10 and then back again. And each number shows something that may be different from our norm like flying dragon kits, or trucks full of sand in the desert, but is a norm for someone else. It’s great because it reiterates that we all live under one sky.

This is a children's book that I read to my twin boys, and I would say this is for ages 2-5. I loved the message behind this book, and the pictures was so cute. You can also have your kid count the items on the pages because the book counts down. I think this is a cute book, but there is so many counting books out there. I do feel this one also has a good message which most counting book does not. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Sounds True) or author (Deborah Wiles) via NetGalley, so I can give honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

This book featured very diverse characters, which is something I'm always looking for. It shows children all over the world how similar they are. I loved the illustrations in this book.

This was a great counting book. The illustrations are fun and engaging. The text and illustrations will give parents and teachers a chance to broaden a child's horizon by introducing them to different cultures and ways of living while encouraging kids to see that we all have similarities.

Great picture book.

We are All Under One Sky, by Deborah Wiles, is a lovely counting picture book that tries to subtly, or not so subtly, encourage "the message that although we are from different places, we are the same in so many ways." With wonderful illustrations by Andrea Stegmaier, we are taken around the world to see children in different countries living and playing. For a counting book, it works beautifully and does show that we all live under the same sky and love our families in the same way. A nice book for a collection.

Love, love, love this message! The diversity, the cultures, the 'sameness' of all of our hearts. This is a must-buy!

We Are All Under One Wide Sky is a sweet and simple counting book in rhyme. The message is clear: we are unique and yet have much in common.

The author has chosen simple childhood moments and nature themes to count up to ten and then back down, with a refrain of the title occurring throughout the book. Because it is a counting book with no plot, I would recommend it primarily for our younger picture book audience (2-5 year olds). However, older children will appreciate the poetry and illustrations as well. The illustrator has included a diverse group of children and adults; a wide variety of races, cultures, religions, family types, ages, and abilities are represented. This makes it a great addition to any library, as many children will see themselves reflected in the illustrations.

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Love how the illustrations so say much more. The simplified words can make me use it for younger kids and for them to focus on illustrations and maybe picture walk.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. It will be released June 15, 2021 by Sounds True.

In rhyming poetry, this counting book begins with the title of the book. Each new page shows increasing numbers of things up to ten. Then the numbers decrease to one again. Under one wide sky is a repeated refrain. I am not always a fan of rhyming poetry in picture books. It is hard to do well. Happily, this one is brilliant. I liked it so well I read it out loud to myself a number of times. Of course I was appreciating the illustrations at the same time.

Each time we come to Under one wide sky, we see a group of diverse children having fun together.

The other pages feature children from around the world in their unique cultural backgrounds. Readers see distinct architecture, plants and animals in each of these vignettes.

At the same time as readers are learning about counting and numbers, they are also learning an important message about being in the world with others. The combination of words and illustrations show that while we might have some differences, in the more important things, we are the same. We all have loving relationships with our families, nature, and the sky itself. The genius of this book is that it encourages us to acknowledge and celebrate all of these things.

Andrea Stegmaier's illustrations bring those messages home. I couldn't find anything about how she created these images, but I did find this about her process, "I draw a lot. I draw digital and traditional, straight lines and wonky lines, serious and funny things, animals and people, houses and plants, simply everything."

If you aren't convinced yet that you that you need this book, let me tell you that the ending makes it also a lovely bedtime book. Little ones are certain to have sweet dreams after reading it.

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This is a wonderfully simple picture book that drives home the idea that we are all existing on one planet together with just a few short words per page. Lovely illustrations.

This is a sweet little counting story with lovely illustrations. I like the counting up and counting down of it, and I like how the story comes back to the guiding line. A sweet addition to any collection.

This is a wonderful rhythmic counting book with multiculturalism and co-existence at its heart. I love that it presents so many layers when reading to young ones: counting, rhyming, identifying common aspects that all humans share, but also seeing different cultures represented.

A sweet picture book exploring the differences that exist in our world. The message is that everyone is different but we can all exist together. Lovely illustrations compliment the text well - and of course it is wonderful to see a range of religions, backgrounds and ethnicities being represented!

The concept and the illustrations in this book are quite lovely! I just felt that the actual content of the wording was like skimming the surface of diversity, with the only takeaway being that "we are all under one wide sky". The countdown concept of the rhyming strategy was a good idea, but I wish the things being counted actually carried more weight in teaching kids about differences and having them ask questions about things mentioned that they might be learning about for the first time. That would have made the "we are all under one wide sky" message much more impactful.

The rhyming and counting are so beautifully done in this magical and inclusive children’s book! The illustrations are lovely and the language so lyrical!

I really enjoyed the lesson in this book about diversity and how we are all living on the same earth under the same sky. It is a valuable lesson for all children to learn and this book explains it wonderfully.

So important, so powerful, so beautiful. We Are All Under One Sky is essential classroom reading for teaching younger generations about becoming part of shaping a better world. Book love!