  | Like Author: Barrows, Annie | |
| Price: $22.58 | ||
Summary:
In a series of amusing comparisons, a boy shows how humans are much more like each other than we are like any other thing on Earth.
| Illustrator: | Espinosa, Leo |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/01/22)
Booklist (+) (09/01/22)
The Hornbook (+) (00/01/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/01/2022 *Starred Review* This uproarious picture book works on kids’ funny bones to get across the message that, despite any superficial differences, we humans are all alike. It starts with a curly-haired boy looking directly at the reader and saying, “I am more like you than I am like most of the things on Earth.” He then proceeds to present a series of nonhumans (a tomato can, a swimming pool, a mushroom, an excavator, a hyena). The collage-like, brightly colored illustrations juxtapose what is nonhuman with the boy, starting with his wry comment on the tomato can: “If you open our lids, nothing good comes out.” The compare/contrast argument progresses from things we have very little in common with (the tomato can), to the pool (we both hold water), the mushroom (we both need air, water, and food), the excavator (we both can dig, but the excavator is much better at it), and finally the hyena, which can move and run (but might eat your baby brother). Each contrast brings up the advantages humans have over inanimate objects or animals. Finally, we arrive at a classroom and a streetscape filled with people of different ages, races, religions, and abilities. The book’s silliness makes its argument accessible to all. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
