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All Are Welcome Here

Written by Alexandra Penfold

Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

Written by Decatur Elementary School

STYLE Session 2023
March – April

Final Song

LYRICS HERE

Everyone gets nervous

No matter who you are

We love you

Come play with us!

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Everyone is welcome

No matter who you are

We love you

Come play with us!

Groups

Gold Dragons

Megan, Claire, Luke, Vayu, Ethan, Joshua

No matter what human you are

You are a beautiful, brilliant star

You are kind, you are nice

For you I have some good advice

You are so cool, you deserve some butter rice!

Perfect Purple Pandas

Marin, Ayane, Gilbert, Jane, Agnes, Mark

When you are sad, when you are feeling weary

We will tell you, you are extraordinary

When you are tires, when you feel bad

Someone will tell you you that there’s no need to be mad

Sneaky Mice

Jasmine, Marley, Catherine, Sammy, Blake, Mathew

Everyone is different, everyone has unique feelings

Every day in every way we are together in our hearts

In the morning with a clean slate

We share our affirmation cards

Always here, always there

Showing unity everywhere

About the Book

Alexandra Penfold

Suzanne Kaufman

All Are Welcome Here

Written by Alexandra Penfold

Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

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.

All Are Welcome Here

Week 1 – Megan Krantz

What I Am

Written by Divya Srinivasan

A young narrator describes herself: a girl, a granddaughter, Indian, and American. Soon, we see the young girl as a plethora of things: selfish and generous, mean and kind, brave and mischievous. While many of these qualities oppose each other, the context and illustrations make it abundantly clear that she speaks the truth. She is a walking contradiction, and that is precisely what makes her both a unique individual and an essential piece of the greater world around her. Divya Srinivasan shows what makes us human and proud to be who we are.

What I Am