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Starred Review on July 1, 2017 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—Britt tackles the metaphysical for the picture book crowd. Two (presumably) parent/child pairs approach a subway from different directions: an African American father and son and a light-skinned mother and daughter. The boy reads a book while riding a skateboard; the girl has a musical instrument case strapped to her back. As the kids notice each other, he wonders: "Why am I me…and not you?" She thinks: "Why are you, you…and not me?" And so it goes, with thoughts such as, "If someone el...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2017
A boy and a girl of different skin colors board the same subway car as it travels through a city. As their gazes meet, each child seems to be quietly pondering questions posed by the lyrical text: "Why am I me...and not you?" "Why is everyone who they are...and not someone else entirely?" Never does the book offer answers to the questions, a satisfying turn that places t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
A boy and a girl of different skin colors board the same subway car as it travels through a city. As their gazes meet, each child seems to be quietly pondering questions posed by the lyrical text: "Why am I me...and not you?" "Why is everyone who they are...and not someone else entirely?" Never does the book offer answers to the questions, a satisfying turn that places t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
