The book Whoever You Are is written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Leslie Staub. The book is geared toward the primary grades, between kindergarten and 3rd grade. I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Whoever You Are is a book about all the things that make people different, like skin color, houses, and land, but all the things that make people the same, like love, pain, and emotions. It bridges the gap between all the diverse lands in the world by showing children from all over smiling, in school, and living their lives. It makes it very easy for children of a young age to discuss and understand diversity on the basic level.
This book would be a great addition to a unit on diversity or discussing the different subgroups that make up a community. Teachers could use this to introduce the idea of sharing different aspects of your life with someone on the other side of the world. It also establishes a universal understanding for the way people feel about the world they live in. Each person has the same kind of heart inside them, and Mem Fox does a great job at explaining it in an enticing way. Teachers could especially use this book if they teach in a diverse classroom, to point out the similarities between different groups in the classroom. This could help form deeper bonds as a classroom and create a safe place for learning and sharing. If students feel like someone who may seem polar opposite of them can be very similar and can be a friend, it opens a lot of doors for friendships.
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