Without minimizing the challenges, it emphasizes Mariama’s ability to adapt and find happiness in the face of change without forsaking her past. This is a great book for any child facing a major change in life. And, most importantly, she learns that some things never change: children are children and we all look upon the same moon at night.
Throughout the book she finds ways to stay connected to the past while embracing the present. Initially overwhelmed by the differences, she gradually adapts to her new home. Uprooted from her home in Africa and relocated to a place where the other children are “as white as the African moon,” Mariama faces change in almost every dimension of her life. Mariama: Different But Just the Same by Jerónimo Cornelles, illustrated by Nívola Uyá. Mariama: Different But Just The Same by Jeronimo Cornelles, illustrated by Nivola Uya Bonus: It’s a great potty training book for those looking to incentivize with the prospect of new underwear! The text is a spot-on rendition of toddler attitude while the illustrations capture the young monster’s emotional roller coaster-all making for a book young children (and parents) find highly relatable. This is the perfect book for normalizing a child’s fear of change while teaching that not all changes are disruptive or unwelcome. Without any concrete rationale, he does NOT want new underwear… until he can have the same, exact pair as before, just a little better fitting.
Refusing to relinquish ill-fitting, threadbare underwear until they literally fall apart, young Monster is the embodiment of resistance to change. The familiar can be the most comfortable, even when it’s not-a fact of life known to all parents and captured perfectly in Monster’s New Undies. Monster’s New Undies by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Tad Carpenter. Monster’s New Undies by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Tad Carpenter
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