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Mar Pavón has published several children's books as well as poems and stories. She has been published in English, Italian, French, Dutch, Korean and Chinese, while being awarded six prestigious awards at the International Latino Book Awards, IPPY Awards and the Living Now Awards in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Laure du Faÿ studied illustration in the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg. She lives in Paris. She is a prolific author of picture books, and has been published in the USA, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland and China. She has also published comic books in France and Italy. Her book That's not normal is a White Raven Selection.
THAT'S NOT NORMAL has a some terrific messages while also being a fun story. I especially enjoyed the whimsical illustrations. Isn't the elephant on the cover absolutely adorable?....focuses on self-confidence and diversity by showing that being different is a strength, not a weakness. However, I also love how it teaches children about kindness. -- Booking Mama Well-plotted, beautifully illustrated with a beautiful message about embracing our differences. ....That's Not Normal has a lesson that every person, young or not-so-young needs to constantly hear to by happy in our everyday life. --Midwest Book Review Elephant is blue, animals move on two legs and talk to one another, and Zebra has removable stripes-all of which underlines the text's implied messages that normality is highly relative and it is not a good idea to ridicule those who are different. --Booklist A charming story for younger readers that makes clear in a clever way that there really isn't such a thing as normal, this choice is lovely. --Kendal Rautzhan, Books to Borrow, Books to Buy; nationally syndicated newspaper column A good anti-bullying story. -- This Kid Reviews Books
