diverse picture book (greetings, making friends, kindness / for toddlers/preschool/kinder 2 and up?)
from the illustrator who brought us the acclaimed We Love You, Rosie! and who also authored I Love You Nose! I Love You Toes!

* features diverse characters: Yes, though the lighter-skinned kids outnumber the medium- to dark-skinned kids 19:12, including the kids on the book jacket, if you count the lighter-skinned, maybe-Asian, maybe-Hispanic kid in the middle as a POC). All 5 of the adults pictured in the book have light skin. It's maybe not truly representative of a lot of neighborhoods, but I would still count it as "diverse," and it helps that there are equal numbers of darker and lighter-skinned children visible on the front cover.
* Suitable for toddler/preschool storytime: Lovely, large and colorful pictures and a small amount of text on each page make this a good choice for a read-aloud, esp. for teachers working on a "greetings" unit (is that a thing? maybe). This story would be too long for the wiggly toddlers in my group, but could work for pre-walkers and their parents, or older toddlers who are more accustomed to circle time (others have commented in their reviews that this went over great with their toddler groups, so this is a definite possibility, esp. if you clip/skip some of the pages to shorten it). ( )

Outstanding! Perfect storytime book! ( )