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A Billion Ways to Be

Author: Chitra SoundarIllustrator: Ana Sanfelippo

A 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