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This book appears at first glance to be positive-- it's about diversity, after all. But it seems to be primarily about how white christians are the norm, and others should be tolerated. For example, turn please to the descriptions of religions:
Judaism: "Our Jewish friends believe in God and the Torah"
Islam: "Muslim: These are our friends who practice Islam and believe in God and the prophet Mohammed"
Christianity: "These friends believe that God sent his son, Jesus, to show *us* how to love one another." (emphasis my own)

All the images have the children's eyes closed, but the asian characters have their eyes both chosed and slanted, which seems problematic at best. And all the other descriptions make me vaguely uncomfortable in different ways. A Bindi and a turban in the Sikh style, respectively, are explained to be "cultural tradition" without reference to the specific religions those traditions come from. A wheelchair is for "our friends who may be sick." And on and on.

I would not recommend this book to anyone, and especially not for library purchase.