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Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue

Same, Same but Different

40 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-8946-2 $16.99

(2) K-3 In this joyful celebration of transcontinental pen-pal friendship, Kailash, from India, and Elliot, from the United States, exchange letters and drawings. The boys learn about each other's families, abodes, schools, alphabets, and ways of greeting; simple repeated text makes the story easy to read. Brilliantly colored illustrations created with collage, acrylics, crayon, pencil, and tissue paper help highlight the two worlds.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011