All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book) Hardcover – Picture Book, July 10, 2018

Love this book! I read it to my classroom at the beginning of the year and they love it!

I got this book because it was on a banned book list. Yes, you read that right. This book, for ridiculous reasons, is on the banned list. The reviews saying this book has an agenda are an absolute joke. Those people are essentially saying that they believe all people ARE NOT welcome here. I have news for you, gay people are not going anywhere. Gay couples having children and raising a family are not going anywhere. You sheltering your child from their existence will backfire horribly. Kids are smart & they have an endless resource called the internet to show them that people look, believe and love differently than you. Welcome to reality. Thats the "agenda" in this book. REALITY. I will continue to buy banned books for my son so he grows up knowing that all people are welcome at the table. Not just ones that look or have the same views or interests as you. The pride flag in this book represents a group of people. Just like the flags of a nation. They may not represent you. But they exist and you don't get to decide whether their existence is worthy or not. Don't buy a book titled All Are Welcome here if you don't believe that ALL ARE WELCOME HERE.

What a wonderful book to read at the beginning of the school year to let all students know they are welcome, safe and valuable to this classroom. Alexandra and Suzanne have thought of a multitude of cultures and disabilities to include. After reading, you and your students will understand that All Are Welcome. The poster is a reminder all year long.

Heads up: I think that this book showed up on some think tank's list of suggested "books to have banned" or something. In Western Pennsylvania, a member of Norwin's school board attempted to have the book banned from said school district after a teacher in the district read the book to her class. The controversy was covered by the local media here in the Pittsburgh area. I see from reading the reviews that a similar controversy happened elsewhere.Anyway, all of the media coverage here in Pittsburgh about this book inspired me to purchase two copies of the book, as a gift for two different sets of young nephews. Their parents appreciated the gift and told me that my nephews enjoyed the book.

What a fun book to acknowledge the differences between people who still come together to have fun, learn, and discover new things!If anyone can't see the joy, light, and positivity of this book, they may need to look at their own fear and do some true, accurate, and authentic soul searching. I recommend doing some critical thinking to self-discover why you view this innocent book as problematic.Beautiful book. I hope this book will find a home in all the libraries and public schools to spread happiness and inclusion.Books open minds!

This book has such an amazing message - every child and family, no matter the make up or how they look are welcomed “here” (being the classroom or school). Love the reassuring message to students that your family doesn’t need to look a certain way to be welcomed or accepted. As a former teacher, this book has a message that will resonate with each kiddo. My 4 year old (who is 1 of 2 sons to my husband and I) goes to a diverse school and he loves it too!

I loved this book! I could see almost every type of diversity represented in the illustrations!there are lots of details to notice so it’s going to be fun to read multiple times. I was so happy the words are not overly simple like some kids books. This is adaptable for a range of ages. You can read it to very little ones and as they get older you can read it together, plus you can have more critical discussions about the ideas and the scenes depicted.There was thought out into the characters and the relationships depicted. I feel like this is a book I’m proud to share. Thank you!

Ugh, I loved, loved Alexandra Penfold’s and Suzanne Kaufman’s story, All Are Welcome Here! So much so that I am totally not embarrassed to admit that I cried in the store when I was reading this book. I then walked straight up to the counter and bought this book. I promise that I will forever be reading this book to every class that I will ever have. Yep! It was that good!All Are Welcome Here shares the message of a school. A school where everyone's differences are loved and celebrated. Page-after-page introduces different types of race, religions, ethnicity, and body types. These difference are celebrated as the message, “All are Welcome Here,” was repeated and shared on page-after-page of this beautiful text.All Are Welcome Here is a book that must be present in every classroom. The message in today’s world lately has been so destructive to those that are different. I choose to counteract the message of the world by reminding my students every day that they all are welcome in my classroom, and to do that, I will absolutely be using the book, All Are Welcome Here!