SOME DO, SOME DON'T

We’re all different—and that’s OK.

Dipacho offers a simple, straightforward, and soothing text about individuality. Full-page spreads depict jabirus—described in brief backmatter as the “great stork of the New World”—in a variety of situations. The words “Some of us have no family” accompany an image of a solitary bird, while the next spread depicts two of them joyfully flapping (“Others do”). Some go off to explore the world; some stay behind. Some enjoy company, while others prefer solitude. Some leave, “never to return,” but “others stay together.” Some jabirus prefer to “stick to our own kind,” but others congregate with other types of birds. Sometimes new family members arrive, and sometimes we “fly off and follow our own path.” Dipacho has reassuringly encapsulated just about every experience a young reader may have. Soft pastel textures in a mostly primary palette provide a charming backdrop to project onto, with expressive jabirus of various sizes and dispositions. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

For everyone—some know it, some don’t…yet.