Age: Infant-Preschool

Great for reading aloud to an all ages group, Pitman writes about all-inclusive churches that embrace people of all different backgrounds and identities. Because the text is simple enough to read to an all-ages group, it's important for the reader to have discussions about some of the identities presented. Pitman presents "weak and healthy" and "poor and wealthy" which may not be something we can tell by the physical features of a person--but, by the very nature of a picture book, had to be illustrated. Honestly, this should have been navigated in a different way or phrased differently because it does give the reader pause and assigns the reader with the responsibility to parse out the complexities of the words.

These two phrases aside, the book will make a delightful read-aloud for families and congregants.

(Extra star given to combat the close-minded hate spread by self-loathing people)