I know this is introducing inequality and very difficult topics to kids, but this just felt awful to read. I would have hated this book as a child, seeing all the sad children in circumstances I couldn't change. I think learning about how others live and our privalage is so important, but this contrast shown in the book seems to shame rather than educate. ( )

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book through NetGalley. ( )

Facing pages of this picture book show privileged children at play with objects, while other children are shown working with the same objects. The illustrations and text inspire meaningful discussions about privilege and poverty. Includes notes on Poverty and Child Labor, Convention on the Rights of the Child, How to Help

*Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

It's amazing how such a simple picture book, that's easy for children to understand, can really pack a punch. The pictures and sentences do an excellent job of showing inequality. Children will understand how different other children's lives can be and what makes them different. This is a great story for elementary children. 5***** ( )

Interesting book detailing the difference in the way Third World children live and the Industrial world. The book shows how children perceive different ideas about work and play. Brings into account the fact that some children are forced to work at slave wages. -- One loves flowers, but the other child hates them because he has to sell them in the street or a child loves phones while on the other side of the world, the child hates the phone. He has to take it apart and salvage all of the parts worth money. Good discussion concerning the inequality that is faced around the world. (Received as a review copy) ( )