While the message is wonderful, the artwork in this book is beautiful and appealing to readers and listeners both. The writing is accessible and suitable even for very young children, with a more in depth summary of the acts of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, and the effects on his life.

I had not previously know anything about Aristedes de Sousa Mendes; in fact, I can’t even recall reading his name anywhere. So I was glad to read an early copy of *The World Entire* to learn about him.

The message in *The World Entire* is a vitally important one, and models to children the significance of caring for our fellow citizens and helping those in dire need of it. Always (unfortunately) timely, the urgency of this message is (unfortunately) just as relevant today as it was.

The art in the book is beautiful; I’m not even sure how to put into words my love of the art; I wound up following the illustrator, Melissa Castrillon on instagram because her artwork in this wonderful story about a remarkable man in wretched times.

Recommended for ages 3 - 100+.



Thank you to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the DRC

This is an important story with beautiful illustrations, perfectly written for young audiences. Without going into the horrors of the Holocaust, this book tells the importance of allowing refugees safe passage and the duty we have to look after one another.

It would work well as a read-aloud in a history or social studies class to introduce an important figure in history. It also serves as an engaging discussion about the moral dilemma that Aristedes had. How would any one of us reacted at that time? How would we react to current immigration requests? What information do we need to make the right decisions?

I highly recommend this book for schools and libraries.

I had no idea who this person was or how many people he saved until I read this book. I will definitely get this book for my Holocaust collection. It was the perfect picture book for the topic.