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You Matter
Book Review
The book says I matter and so does everyone else, that's why I like this book because it's true!
I really like this book and I love all the pictures. My favourite part is when the comet is flying through the sky to hit the earth. My mummy says this is what killed all the dinosaurs. I can see the tiny dinosaurs running away in the picture.
I also like the bit where the mummy is super high in a space rocket. I laughed when the mosquito bit the dinosaur’s tail and the dinosaur roared!
The book says I matter and so does everyone else, that’s why I like this book because it’s true!
About the Book
This sensitive and attractive picture book from the award-winning author/illustrator Christian Robinson helps children to see the world from different points of view, helping them to appreciate that everyone is connected and we are all important in our different ways.
This story explores different perspectives – from a pair of bird-watchers to the pigeons they’re feeding, from the hugest dinosaur to the tiniest fly. The book encourages and promotes empathy, teaching us to respect others and value our differences.
The small stuff too small to see.
Those who swim with the tide and those who don’t.
The first to go and the last.
You matter
Illustrator
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson (born 2 August 1986) is an American children’s book illustrator, author, animator, and designer. Raised in a one-bedroom apartment with his grandmother in Los Angeles, he used drawing as a way to carve out space for himself.
After studying animation at CalArts and working for Pixar and Sesame Workshop, he went on to illustrate award-winning picture books like Last Stop on Market Street (earning both a Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor), and write and illustrate his own, such as 'Another' and 'You Matter'.
Reviewer Profile
Jasper, 4
- Reviews: 7
- Likes: swimming, biking and building with Lego
- Dislikes: wasps and bacon
- Favourite Book: Fantastic Mister Fox by Roald Dahl
- Favourite Song: The Ballard of Davy Crockett by Fess Parker
- Favourite Film: Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
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