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ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me by Sugar Snap Studio (4⭐️)

‘ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me’ is a children’s nonfiction illustrated book giving an A-Z list of careers and definitions. The book uses easy language for kids to read and inclusive illustrations. The book also features famous influential people in the illustrations which it then gives short biographies about them at the end of the book. Some of which include Cesar Chavez, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Malala Yousafzai, and Serena Williams.

I think this is a great book for kids to learn the different array of career opportunities while also introducing them to very influential people that have done very important things.

Rep - Black; Hijabi; Muslim; POC

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ABC For Me: ABC Heroes Like Me is a delightful and educational book for young children. The book presents a diverse mix of heroes who are relatable, inspiring, and make a big impact in their own way. Through bright and bold illustrations, children can learn to recognize the heroic qualities in those around them and in themselves.

The book not only highlights traditional heroic roles but also includes non-traditional roles such as the Youth Advocate, and Artist. This inclusion of everyday heroes and equal rights activists is particularly commendable, as it teaches children that anyone can be a hero regardless of their job or social status.

The book is a great tool for parents to introduce their children to the concept of heroism and to promote kindness, compassion, and inclusion. The profiles of famous everyday heroes at the end of the book provides children with a glimpse into the lives of individuals who have made a significant impact on the world.

Overall, ABC For Me: ABC Heroes Like Me is an excellent book for young children. It not only teaches the alphabet but also promotes important values such as inclusion, acceptance, and healthy living. The book encourages children to dream big and to recognize the hero in themselves and in others.

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It was a stretch to get Q and X but I forgive the authors for covering a wide range of 'everyday hero' jobs and illustrating a diverse cast - with some noticeable famous faces! I especially liked that they included a key to those famous faces in the back, just in case readers couldn't recognize them all or didn't notice. A nice alphabet book, a nice primer to career options, and a nice easy read for early readers.

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This book tells of heroes in our daily life. Examples are C for Community Leader, N for Nurse, Z for Zookeeper. Each one has a short summery of why they are heroes. The illustrations are clear and very colorful. I really like books that add extra exploration and this book delivers. After the alphabet is finished it tells of different people that are heroes and a short reason why. This opens up to more dialog and research for children to explore them more. I recommend this book for toddlers for the first part with the alphabet and to add the people section to early elementary students.

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A bright and joyful book. Heroes (a few unusual) from A-Z. The colours and illustrations are bold and vibrant. Anyone can be a hero.

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I really enjoyed this book and I love the artwork. I think kids will really enjoy this as a first hero book.

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What an excellent book. The diversity in the illustrations as well as in the "heroes" that were chosen to represent the letters of the alphabet is refreshing to see. The explanations of what each "hero" does is perfectly in depth without being too complicated or simple. I will be buying this book to use in my toddler classroom as a way of exploring those "everyday heroes" and to incorporate more diversity.

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Please, please tell me that this book is going to be published as a board book! It would be the absolutely perfect format for babies and toddlers.

ABC for Me: ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me is a book I am so excited to purchase for my son. The vibrant colors, abc format, and wonderful heroes highlighted in this story make it one that I would be honored to have on our bookshelf.

The illustrations are completely perfect for little readers. The pictures are bright and engaging. I know my son would love, love this sweet little book!

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A great little board book that includes all kinds of everyday heroes. And when you get to the end the parents can explain the heroes they saw depicted that they recognized! I think this is great for kids to learn the roles of people around them.

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I just love the dear illustrations in this timely book — and how it features so many people of color and women. I like most of the hero types selected but would have loved to see family featured in some way in addition to jobs and friends. Really appreciated the mention that you don’t have to be famous to be a hero.

Thankful to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance peek at this title in exchange for an honest review.

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I loved this book! It teaches kids that heroes perform all kinds of jobs in their neighborhoods. It's a lesson we all learned during the Covid-19 lockdowns and I hope it continues being taught.

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*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Cute as always, love these ABC books and this one is great as well, would buy

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

This book will be the perfect board book for baby's first library. I hope to be able to buy a paperback copy for my classroom library. There is wonderful representation of cultures, people, and ideals of what makes a hero. This will be a great introduction for children to some of the most famous people in our time.

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This book is so bright and colourful! I think that its a great addition to ABC books. This one explores different Heroes using the alphabet. The colours are bright and I found the description useful to explain to children more about that person. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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My daughter and I loved this bright, colourful picture book for children, which shows the everyday heroes who are all around us, in an easy to read format, using the alphabet. The book has stunning graphics, with cute characters that my daughter loved to look at. Each letter of the alphabet shows the beginning of a hero's name, for example, F is for First Responder and the book explains what a First Responder is (police officer, firefighter, first-aid worker etc). My daughter learned a lot from this book and she was very interested in it. It is a great book and I highly recommend it!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and Net Galley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a very useful picture book teaching children about all the different jobs people do in their local area.

The book is in an A to Z format and includes G for Gardeners, D for Doctors and H for Home Builders. My favourite was B for Best Friend. A very important job!

Each coloured page is very attractive for young children and has a vibrant picture of each occupation. This would be a very useful book to compliment a 'People Who Help Us' topic at school or in an early years setting. It really helps to make children aware of all the different jobs they might choose to do.

The book finishes with some examples of famous 'everyday heroes' including Ruth Ginsberg who helped improve women's rights and Martin Luther King Jr

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Walter Jr for this eARC.

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This was adorable. I loved the bright illustrations, and all of the different professions that were highlighted, especially ones that don’t seem like they would make a huge difference.

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This bright, colourful book full or bold illustrations encourages children to recognised the heroic qualities in those around them, in a fun way, using all the letters of the alphabet.

This is a lovely book and I love it inclusion of unsung heroes and equal rights activists. I think children will enjoy going through the pages, with their delightful illustrations and become familiar with the hero each letter represents. It ends with an open, double page spread of famous everyday heros who the children may recognise, alongside a short caption explain what it is that makes them the hero they are recognised for.

This book is great in supporting little ones personal. social and emotional development (PSED), encouraging kindness and compassion, and with supporting their understanding of the world around them.

A fab addition to any child’s bookshelf!

** I received an advanced copy of this ebook to read and review. Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher for allowing me this opportunity. **

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This is a great alphabet book for parents to share with their little children. Some of the careers and jobs will need to be explained to younger children but it will help open up new careers and ideas for them. This book will help parents have some discussions with their child about environmentalist and equal rights activist. The illustrations are very nice in this story.

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This was so super cute. I will even forgive the slightly confusing for the target audience use of the second letter of a word (Q is for eQual rights activist, and X is for eXplorer - even though X-ray tech was on the table). The art was fantastic and very inclusive. I recognized some familiar faces on many of the pages. Overall, my toddlers enjoyed reading this with me and I loved it.

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