All Are Welcome
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Alexandra Penfold
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Summary
A warm， welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids。
Follow a group of children through a day in their school， where everyone is welcomed with open arms。 A school where kids in patkas， hijabs， and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps。 A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year。
All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what， they have a place， they have a space， they are welcome in their school。
Follow a group of children through a day in their school， where everyone is welcomed with open arms。 A school where kids in patkas， hijabs， and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps。 A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year。
All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what， they have a place， they have a space， they are welcome in their school。
Reviews
Katie Voris
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This is super cute and a great way to inspire inclusivity among students and show them that they’re all welcome。 Loved it。
Kylie Marhold
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All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold discusses important topics like diversity， inclusion， and kindness。 This is a great age appropriate book to read as a primary grade school child。 The book has detailed and accurate illustrates that show what a diverse classroom looks like。 It also has rhyming words like sound and found， part and art。 It also has age appropriate language that relates to the children's lives。 All Are Welcome can be read as a read aloud or have the students read it on their own。 All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold discusses important topics like diversity， inclusion， and kindness。 This is a great age appropriate book to read as a primary grade school child。 The book has detailed and accurate illustrates that show what a diverse classroom looks like。 It also has rhyming words like sound and found， part and art。 It also has age appropriate language that relates to the children's lives。 All Are Welcome can be read as a read aloud or have the students read it on their own。 It also talks about being a community which can open a teaching moment of what a community is and what goes into a community。 This also can open the door to a project or another activity of how can you make someone feel comfortable and welcome。 The continuous message that "all are welcome here。" 。。。more
calathea_la_lectora
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This was such a lovely book。 Perfect for an afternoon read with a little one。
Sam Luschen
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Great story to explain to kids about inclusion and diversity！ Kids will love the illustrations。
Cat Calhoun
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My two-year-old and I love this book！ He loves the colorful and diverse illustrations and I enjoy the opportunity to teach him about all of the different people shown in the book。 The words are simple and easy for him to understand and I believe the message is so important。
Sara
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This is a really great read aloud for the first week of school…or any time。
Vinnie
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Lovely message。 Will put on list to read for k-3
Morgan Stout
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All Are Welcome has been a regular checkout from the library in our home。 My 5-year-old and 3-year-old love the illustrations and fun rhythm of the story。 I love that it teaches kids the importance of inclusion and the beauty of diversity from a young age。 For a full gushing review， read here: https://tsosrefugees。org/blog/2021/09。。。 All Are Welcome has been a regular checkout from the library in our home。 My 5-year-old and 3-year-old love the illustrations and fun rhythm of the story。 I love that it teaches kids the importance of inclusion and the beauty of diversity from a young age。 For a full gushing review， read here: https://tsosrefugees。org/blog/2021/09。。。 。。。more
Mary Peble
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The illustrations truly represent a wide variety of cultures and countries of origin。
Fahula
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A good September read-aloud for the classroom。
Alana
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The world as it SHOULD be， and that we can dream of。 I love the bright， colorful illustrations， and depictions of various colors， ethnicities， and cultural backgrounds， not to mention the joys of reading， doing artwork， and just being together。
Rick Christiansen
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It's a nice thought 🤷♂️ It's a nice thought 🤷♂️ 。。。more
Liz
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Rhyming picture book that welcomes everyone to school。 A must read for the 1st day of school， especially preschool， kindergarten， and 1st grade。
Rylee Pitner
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This book celebrates diversity and what all different people have to offer！ This book follows a rhyming pattern throughout。 The illustrations represent many cultures and ethnicities。
Andie
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An excellent and necessary read aloud。
Aolund
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A bright， rhyming celebration of different cultures and communities coming together in a school， and how all are welcome there。 Themes: Community， School， DiversityAge range: Toddler-Kindergarten
Kristen
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We are a part of a community。 Our strength is our diversity。 A shelter from adversity。 All are welcome here。This book represents what heaven would look like to me… With a group of children spending the day where everyone is welcome with open arms no matter their race， religion， or background。 This book celebrates kindness， inclusivity， and diversity。 My favorite is the dedication from the author and illustrator: For all the teachers， librarians， and students who make their schools a welcoming pl We are a part of a community。 Our strength is our diversity。 A shelter from adversity。 All are welcome here。This book represents what heaven would look like to me… With a group of children spending the day where everyone is welcome with open arms no matter their race， religion， or background。 This book celebrates kindness， inclusivity， and diversity。 My favorite is the dedication from the author and illustrator: For all the teachers， librarians， and students who make their schools a welcoming place to learn and grow。 。。。more
Monica Lucio
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I think this book could be a wonderful tool to use in classrooms that are struggling to integrate with their peers or for classrooms within communities struggling to integrate with each other。 All Are Welcomed here incorporates people from every race and nearly every continent。 And not even in a one and done style， but repetitively which further reminds the reader that there are many different types of people and that they are not going away。 We are here to stay。 Something that stuck out to me t I think this book could be a wonderful tool to use in classrooms that are struggling to integrate with their peers or for classrooms within communities struggling to integrate with each other。 All Are Welcomed here incorporates people from every race and nearly every continent。 And not even in a one and done style， but repetitively which further reminds the reader that there are many different types of people and that they are not going away。 We are here to stay。 Something that stuck out to me the most was the inclusion of a non-White teacher。 In Sciurba’s article， the statistic “teachers--80% of whom are White females” （Sciurba， 2020 pg。122） blew my mind but also resonated with me。 Thinking back， my first non-White teacher was in the sixth grade。 And I have moved quite a lot across various cities， states， and communities。 It warmed my heart to see POC representation in the classroom that went beyond a diverse student roster。 Another scene that stuck out to me was the lunchroom scene。 When it comes to racial diversity， food plays a big part。 And children can be mean especially about food。 There are far too many painful stories of BIPOC/POC children asking their parents to not make them home based food for lunch anymore due to bullying。 Seeing all the kids in All Are Welcome happily eating the different foods and not making fun of anyone， while unrealistically harmonious， does point to a direction we can all work towards。 Sciurba， K。 （2020）。 Depicting Hate: Picture Books and the Realities of White Supremacist Crime and Violence。 Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education， 122（8）， 1–44。 https://doi。org/10。1177/0161468120122。。。 。。。more
Marisa Nass
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This story shows a look into what a day in the life of students looks like。 It has good representations and shows how to be welcoming。 I loved the colorful illustrations and the message it gave to readers！ This would be a great book to read to the whole class to show the classroom that all students are welcome and to embrace your cultural differences。 Notable Books for Global Society， Published in 2018。
Adrianna Hassell
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The children's book "All Are Welcome" is one that should be in all classrooms and in the library of families。 It a beautifully written and illustrated story about the diversity in our world。 It discusses how no matter how you start your day， what you wear， or if you come from far away， etc。 you all are welcome here。 The illustrations are my favorite part！ You see children from a plethora of backgrounds。 They share their music， food， and more with their class because every single one of them （and The children's book "All Are Welcome" is one that should be in all classrooms and in the library of families。 It a beautifully written and illustrated story about the diversity in our world。 It discusses how no matter how you start your day， what you wear， or if you come from far away， etc。 you all are welcome here。 The illustrations are my favorite part！ You see children from a plethora of backgrounds。 They share their music， food， and more with their class because every single one of them （and us） is welcomed！ My favorite page is the last double page spread。 It is a dramatic fold out that has all of the students and their families included to truly show the reader the value of diversity。 This book will serve as a great window and mirror for our youngest of readers。 Children will be able to look through the story and identify food， games， or anything that they can relate to as a part of their culture。 They also will be able to see many traditions of other cultural groups and the different foods that exist in different parts of the world。 Here you can see the stories of many different children and this will help the readers a sense of validation， which is so crucial at a young age （Johnson & Koss， 2016）。 。。。more
Tina
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“All Are Welcome，” by Alenandra Penfold is a children’s picture book that I found through a Wakelet link for books with themes of inclusion。 I listened to the read-aloud on YouTube that was read with upbeat， positive instrumental music in the background。 The reader had a joyful and welcoming tone in her voice， making it even more enjoyable to view the colorful pictures and hear the positive messages。 This book takes readers through a day in a classroom where all are welcome。 The first page show “All Are Welcome，” by Alenandra Penfold is a children’s picture book that I found through a Wakelet link for books with themes of inclusion。 I listened to the read-aloud on YouTube that was read with upbeat， positive instrumental music in the background。 The reader had a joyful and welcoming tone in her voice， making it even more enjoyable to view the colorful pictures and hear the positive messages。 This book takes readers through a day in a classroom where all are welcome。 The first page show students of diverse backgrounds gathering in a classroom that is filled with globes and maps。 Each page depicts a typical part of the school day， while the bright illustrations and welcoming words tell how all students belong and how we all learn about the world from each other and our differences。 This is a great first day of school read-aloud for PreK-3rd grade students， as it sets the stage for a sense of belonging and inclusion by all。 Students may see others in the pictures that dress， look like， and or represent themselves。 I would share this with the class then lead into a discussion as to how we are all unique and have special stories and backgrounds to share。 Then， I would introduce an “all about me” project or poster that students will create and then share with the class。 It could be a paper bag assignment where students bring in 5 items that represent themselves， or simply a collage of pictures that highlight their culture， traditions， hobbies， interests， etc。 。。。more
Abby Anuchin
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This children's book is about unity and diversity in a classroom and how all children from various cultures and backgrounds， are welcome there。 I liked this book because it reminds me that our differences make us who we are and that is what makes us all so special。 I think this is a wonderful book to read aloud to kindergarteners， or 1st graders to remind them that they are all welcome and are loved in the classroom。 copyright: 2018awards: Notable books for global society award This children's book is about unity and diversity in a classroom and how all children from various cultures and backgrounds， are welcome there。 I liked this book because it reminds me that our differences make us who we are and that is what makes us all so special。 I think this is a wonderful book to read aloud to kindergarteners， or 1st graders to remind them that they are all welcome and are loved in the classroom。 copyright: 2018awards: Notable books for global society award 。。。more
Ashley King
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This book is great to read to all students in school。 It has a wide variety of students and shows them doing things are school like play together， eating together， working together。 It explains that everyone has a place at school and everyone is welcomed。 It teaches kids are great lesson to include everyone and is represented many different cultures and backgrounds。 It is a positive and uplifting book and it can help ease students into school when they are starting out。 I think this would be a g This book is great to read to all students in school。 It has a wide variety of students and shows them doing things are school like play together， eating together， working together。 It explains that everyone has a place at school and everyone is welcomed。 It teaches kids are great lesson to include everyone and is represented many different cultures and backgrounds。 It is a positive and uplifting book and it can help ease students into school when they are starting out。 I think this would be a great book to read to elementary school students at the start of the year and even throughout as a reminder that everyone has a place there。 。。。more
Jordan Ledford
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Such a beautiful book！ Shows a lot of diversity through the children， food， families and more。 This book shows that no matter your differences you can show kindness and respect towards your friends。 Has lots of rhyming。
Laurel Blakeman
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This book is from the Notable Books for a Global Society list。 This book discusses many different cultures。 The book repeats itself will all are welcome here。 The illustrations are key in this book as they show all the different cultures。 Diversity in classrooms is the main idea in this story。 At the beginning of the story it mentions it doesn't matter what you wear， all are welcome here。 This book notes on the many different things that can take place in a classroom。 I think this book is used t This book is from the Notable Books for a Global Society list。 This book discusses many different cultures。 The book repeats itself will all are welcome here。 The illustrations are key in this book as they show all the different cultures。 Diversity in classrooms is the main idea in this story。 At the beginning of the story it mentions it doesn't matter what you wear， all are welcome here。 This book notes on the many different things that can take place in a classroom。 I think this book is used to show that any different culture will be accepted and that children will learn about others。 This book can be read at the beginning of a new school year to allow students to see that there can be diversity within the classroom and that all will be accepted and treated with kindness。 。。。more
Julia Dundon
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Colorín Colorado books provide information for Spanish-speaking parents and children。 All Are Welcome follows children through their normal day-to-day activities both at home and at school。 This book was selected based on the theme of the story; no matter your race， family， makeup， clothes， or religion， everyone belongs somewhere。 The illustrations help highlight the theme through the use of realistic art。 The illustrations depict real human beings in their natural environments such as school， h Colorín Colorado books provide information for Spanish-speaking parents and children。 All Are Welcome follows children through their normal day-to-day activities both at home and at school。 This book was selected based on the theme of the story; no matter your race， family， makeup， clothes， or religion， everyone belongs somewhere。 The illustrations help highlight the theme through the use of realistic art。 The illustrations depict real human beings in their natural environments such as school， home， and out and about in the community。 This gives the reader a sense of reality， allowing for a connection to the characters。 The kids in the story arrive at their school on foot， in a wheel chair， and even in a taxi; at lunch， they eat and share foods from their diverse cultures。 Teachers can utilize this story in the classroom to teach students about acceptance and the ‘don’t knock it till you try it’ attitude。 Having students bring in different foods from their varying cultures for everyone to try and share would be a great use of this book。 。。。more
Alisha Renee Hernandez
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I love it soon much
Lincoln Reedy
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Auntie Chloe got me this book。 Momma read it before bed。 I liked seeing all of the people in the book。 I can’t wait to go to school and know all are welcome。
April
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Not only are the illustrations colorful and cute， they're very creative and go great with the verses page to page。 There was children from all cultures represented which is always refreshing。 Very fun read， would be a great read aloud。 Not only are the illustrations colorful and cute， they're very creative and go great with the verses page to page。 There was children from all cultures represented which is always refreshing。 Very fun read， would be a great read aloud。 。。。more
Hannah Bruner
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I LOVE this diverse picture book to welcome students into school。 It is the perfect read aloud book to celebrate differences and uplift inclusivity。 Alexandra brings a powerful message into classrooms - ALL are welcome in this space。 HIGHLY RECOMMEND。
Reference
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