Juniper Bates

“A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the ‘other.’” —Kirkus Reviews “A boundlessly inclusive spirit... This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion.” —Booklist “This sweet extended metaphor uses an umbrella to demonstrate how kindness and inclusion work... A lovely addition to any library collection, for classroom use or for sharing at home.” —School Library Journal In the tradition of Alison McGhee’s Someday, beloved illustrator Amy June Bates makes her authorial debut alongside her eleven-year-old daughter with this timely and timeless picture book about acceptance. By the door there is an umbrella. It is big. It is so big that when it starts to rain there is room for everyone underneath. It doesn’t matter if you are tall. Or plaid. Or hairy. It doesn’t matter how many legs you have. Don’t worry that there won’t be enough room under the umbrella. Because there will always be room. Lush illustrations and simple, lyrical text subtly address themes of inclusion and tolerance in this sweet story that accomplished illustrator Amy June Bates cowrote with her daughter, Juniper, while walking to school together in the rain.

Siguiendo los pasos de Alison McGhee en su cl sico Someday, la popular ilustradora Amy June Bates debuta como autora junto a su hija de once a os con este oportuno y perenne libro sobre la aceptaci n. Al lado de la puerta delantera hay una sombrilla. Es grande. Es tan grande que cuando comienza a llover hay espacio para todos debajo de ella. No importa si eres alta. O si llevas ropa a cuadros. O si eres peludo. No importa cu ntas piernas o patas tienes. No te preocupes de que no habr suficiente espacio bajo la sombrilla. Porque siempre habr espacio. Exuberantes ilustraciones y un sencillo texto l rico tocan con sutileza los temas de inclusi n y tolerancia en este cuento encantador que la exitosa ilustradora Amy June Bates escribi a cuatro manos con su hija, Juniper, mientras caminaban juntas a la escuela bajo la lluvia.