You Be You
You Be You
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Annotation: After exploring his ocean home and seeing many different types of sea life, a young fish named Adri talks to his parents and learns that differences make the world colorful and beautiful.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #5108402
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2011
Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 09/19/17
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-589-79666-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-589-79666-9
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2011013350
Dimensions: 19 x 21 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews

There are many fish in the sea--and they are all different. Adri, a winsome fish, spends the day exploring, and as he heads home, he can't help but notice variety in the assortment of finned creatures that surround him. In this companion to the earlier Only One You (2006), which presented Chicken Soup–type advice to the same young fish, Kranz escapes didacticism and provides young readers with an appealing look at diversity. Primarily focused on opposites such as right and left, up and down, big and tiny, smooth and spiny, the bouncy, rhymed text points out differences, while colorful fish swim through the pages illustrating the aforementioned variations. If there is a flaw in Kranz's stylistic rockfish, it is that the differences are not always obvious, as all of the fish have a similar look, but this will serve to make children examine the pictures more closely. Presented with clarity, the distinctions are nicely summarized by Adri himself when he returns to his parents: "There are so many of us…We all have something special that only we can share." Youngsters will enjoy the catchiness of the text and the lively nature of the illustrations, while appreciating the concepts found within, and parallels can easily be drawn to differences of all sorts. A good choice to help children consider similarities and differences. (Picture book. 3-6)

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

The follow-up to Kranz-s Only One You features dozens of small, smooth stones painted to look like rainbow-colored fish; each one bears a slightly different pattern of design and color, reinforcing the story-s theme of difference. It has the same hero, too-Adri, who spends his day noticing the many kinds of fish in the ocean: -Some fish are colorful,/ Some fish are plain./ Some fish look different./ Some fish look the same.- Photo images of waves and sky serve as a backdrop: the -plain- fish are inked in black but left uncolored, while the colorful ones are festooned with Peter Max-style dots, stripes, and rainbows. -We can learn so much from each other,- says Adri-s Papa, when Adri returns home to share his discovery with his parents. -Life is a grand journey,- adds Adri-s mother. -You be you.- The combination of the colorful, jewellike objects and affirmative messages is likely to make this book as popular as Kranz-s first, which has a loyal following. An added bonus: readers can hunt for Adri, who-s hidden among the other fish on every page. Ages 4-8. (Nov.)

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: 2-5

When little Adri sets out to explore the ocean, he has no idea how colorful the world is. He quickly discovers that there are all kinds of fish in the deep blue sea--big and tiny, smooth and spiny, colorful and plain, different and the same. In this companion book to the best-selling Only One You, Kranz uses her famous rockfish to convey the message of beauty in difference in a vibrant and engaging way that will get kids hooked. Now in board book for younger children.


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