ALL WE NEED receives a KIRKUS star!!

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"The serene, colorful pictures turn the poetic text into a narrative, as the characters go home, make food, and come together again in a large community gathering once all needs are met, because 'the only need left… / …is to share.' " Read the entire review here.

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