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A Billion Ways to Be
Author: Chitra SoundarIllustrator: Ana SanfelippoA colourful information kaleidoscope in chapter verse format, looking at how we live, detailing ethnicities, cultures, traditions, habits, religions, food and more. Serving as a superb resource for discussion, the bright, detailed illustrations highly complement the text. This informative picture book is a superb celebration of difference, citizenship and inclusion, illustrating that life is for living.
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- Chitra Soundar was shortlisted for the IBC Awards 2024 Children's Fiction category
- Chitra Soundar was thrice shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal
- Ana Sanfelippo is an award-winning illustrator
- Chitra Soundar was shortlisted for the Greenaway Medal 2019 and 2020
- Own Voice
- Diverse cast
- South Asian representation
- Black representation
- East and Southeast Asian representation
- Muslim representation
- Neurodivergent representation
- Disabled representation
- Challenges gender stereotypes
- Single parent
- Class/socio-economic diversity