{"product_id":"like-you-like-me-9780316330084","title":"Like You, Like Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e★ \"A wonderful celebration of global friendship.\" --\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This story encourages young people to focus on the similarities that connect us in one human family. Highly recommended for all collections.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Two pen pals delight in their differences and commonalities.... Bright, mixed-media illustrations visually emphasize difference as a means of connection.\" \u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pen pal picture book companion to the award-winning and bestselling \u003ci\u003eSame, Same but Different\u003c\/i\u003e--set in the United States and Tanzania--that celebrates the value of compassion, curiosity, and a global community. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tulsi and Vanessa live on separate continents--one in the mountains in North America, and the other beside the sea in Africa. By exchanging letters, they learn that they both have prankster brothers, love music, and collect treasures from nature. Their daily sights and sounds may be different, but their feelings about their experiences hold many similarities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This thoughtful story celebrates the connections between two kids who live worlds apart. Together they rejoice in their shared love of family, friends, and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is the creator of the acclaimed books \u003ci\u003ePapa Brings Me the World\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Luna \u0026amp; Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Travelin' Eye\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSame, Same but Different\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she won the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award and the South Asia Book Award, among others. Jenny lives on a homestead in the mountains of northern New Mexico where she homeschools her children, and makes her books in a studio she and her family built with their own hands. She invites you to visit her online at jennysuekosteckishaw.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582679781650,"sku":"9780316330084","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5d56fa6-055a-4aa5-b98b-9d7ce9555014.jpg?v=1732022701","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/like-you-like-me-9780316330084","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}