You and Me Together is all about images: children and parents eating and cooking, dancing and praying. It celebrates everyday pursuits from Australia to Suriname to Iceland that demonstrate simple acts of parental love. Bar bara Kerley’s lyrical text offers rhythmic and comforting images—a perfect bedtime read-aloud. A world map, on which each picture’s location is pin pointed and identified, introduces the back matter. The same double-page spread features a thumbnail of each photo, photographic credits, location, and a detailed explanation of the pictured activity. “A Note on the World’s Children” by Marian Wright Edelman provides an inspirational conclusion. ALA Notable Book. lmp

Award-winning author Barbara Kerley has written a charming, heartwarming book about parent and child togetherness worldwide. "You and Me Together" is ideal for reading aloud with children to explain and reinforce the bond between moms, dads, and kids everywhere. The pages are illustrated with gorgeous imagery from National Geographic's stunning archive, capturing the universal bond between children and parents across the cultures of our diverse world. The text takes a themed look at cultures around the world. A map shows the location of each photograph and helps the reader connect to each place. Everywhere these wonderful images take us, children and parents are seen sharing the simple activities and joys that add together to forge the universal family of mankind.

"From the Trade Paperback edition."