Nicki Weiss did a phenomenal job of telling this story. The story involves children receiving gifts from family members who live in different parts of the world. The gifts are culturally unique to each country. In the very end, the illustration shows a classroom with all the kid's names and the gifts they got from their relatives. It is such a great book with an unexpected ending.

The illustrations of each gift and the country those gifts come from are so accurate and appropriate. The story was written in the form of rhyming words, similar to a poem, but not really. Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I find it to be a great resource to have in a classroom. ( )

I loved this book. Although the text was simple and poetic, I learned about 11 different cultures in less than one minute. At the end of the book, there is a teacher and her eighteen students, each taking turns sharing about the different cultural gifts they received. I thought the other's use of "gifts" was both symbolic yet concrete. Each culture has something to "give" and therefore it is a gift. I think this book would perfect for the beginning of the year to make sure everyone feels welcome in the classroom and that all cultures are appreciated. This book can be read from kindergarten to even high school. I also thought the glossary in the back of the different definitions of the cultural gifts AND the pronunciations to be extremely helpful and accommodating. ( )

Great book for teaching students about other cultures. While reading this book I would show some of the clothing items the book mentions and show the countries on the map.

The book describes the main characteristics of every person from different parts of the world such as race, color or even religion. Children can learn more about diversity and cultures of other people thanks to this book which also provide some languages spoken in those places.
Age: 3-6
Source: Pierce College Library

Children describe the gifts that they have received from relatives around the world. ( )