It's okay to be different

Themes: Diversity, Feelings, Health and life skills, Identity, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book will inspire young students to embrace their individuality and diversity in society. The sentence structure is repetitive and may serve as a model for young learners to begin to write simple texts. 

Book cover

Author and publisher: Todd Parr, Little, Brown and Company 

Summary: This book celebrates diversity and points out the importance of acceptance of one self and others, like: it’s okay to have big ears, it’s okay to talk about your feelings, it’s okay to say NO to bad things, it’s okay to dance by yourself, it’s okay to get mad….. The book has colourful illustrations which express the different character traits in a humorous way. 

Suitable for students in years: 3-4 

Tags: Diversity, Feelings, Health and life skills, Identity, Language work
Published Nov. 21, 2021 1:01 PM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:32 PM