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    Bianca SchulzeBy 4 Mins Read General
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    The Children’s Book Review | November 20, 2019

    The holiday season is here! How does your cultural heritage influence the way your family celebrates?

    Holidays, whether celebrating people, victories, religious remembrance, or personal events, are often steeped in culture and tradition. Carole P. Roman’s “If You Were Me And Lived…” award-winning series shows young readers what their lives would be like if they lived in another country, providing an opportunity to learn about different customs and celebrations. Each of the books are written from a child’s perspective and loaded with fun facts that are easy for young readers to absorb, guiding them through an authentic, cultural experience. They are an excellent choice for inspiring young readers to learn more about other places in the world, as well as opening up a dialog about how their own cultural heritage influences the way their family celebrates holidays.

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    It’s never too early to start teaching children about the world around them. Embraced by educators, parents, and children, the series gently and respectfully introduces the subjects of periods, cultures, and customs. Parents, grandparents, and teachers alike will love opening their children’s eyes to the world around them in a fun and easy way—and they’ll be happily surprised when they end up learning a few things themselves. It is the simplistic and positive way that award-winning author Carole P. Roman, a former social studies teacher, delivers the text that makes this series appealing. The books are short and to the point and just what you want when you’re introducing geography and culture to the youngest reading set.

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    Praise

    “Every book in the If You Were Me and Lived in … series is like a digestible and kid-friendly piece of Wikipedia, great for kids ages 4-10.” —Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review

    About the Author

     
    Carole P Roman

    Carole P. Roman

    Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of the nonfiction series of children’s books If You Were Me and Lived in…. The first title in the collection, If You Were Me and Lived in…Mexico won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children’s Nonfiction in 2012. If You Were Me and Lived in…Russia and If You Were Me and Lived in…France were finalists in the Indie Fab Foreword Review Book of the Year. Norway and South Korea have also been named as Book of the Year with Rebecca’s Reads and Children’s Reader’s View Book of the Year. Roman has also found success with her Captain No Beard children’s books. Her debut, Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life, was named a Kirkus Best of 2012, received a Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award in 2012. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and very near her children.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    95 Comments

    1. Carol Luciano on

      My grandsons have read a couple of books in this series and loved them. Carole Roman ‘series “If You Were Me” is such a great way to teach our young children about other cultures besides their own. Thank you for this amazing giveaway opportunity.

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    2. Linda A Gawthrop on

      My Dad’s family is from Germany and we follow the tradition of hiding the green pickle ornament on the tree where the first one to find it wins a special prize Christmas Day.

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    3. Amy D on

      This looks like such an exciting series to teach my children about culture and different countries. I’m from Canada, and always telling my kids about it. We also celebrate Hanukkah, so there are some cultural and religious difference during the holiday time that I try to teach the children. I want them to learn and embrace everything.

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    4. Anne Perry on

      I m excited to share this experience with my sons. We have few traditions and are interested in learning about others.

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    6. Jennifer Essad on

      we’re traveling this Christmas to visit our family in the UK, hoping we’ll learn about the traditions there. I’ve shared your books with family and friends and now with our grandson.

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    12. Bobbye Pearson on

      My mother is a English teacher that has taught second languages for over 30 years. This set would be wonderful to win for her and for my grandson to learn from!

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    13. Dolores Miranda on

      My daughter would love this,she is always interested in different cultures.I try to add some of my hispanic heritage into the holidays .

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    15. Amber Kolb on

      My grandmother was born in England. When she still lived in her home (before her current assisted living apartment) she always had a Yule log burning in the fireplace. She always decorated with holly and ivy as well.

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    18. Tina on

      I love to learn about other cultures. I love for my family to experience other cultures. We experience cultures through food especially at holidays.

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    19. Marilyn on

      My family is a mix of Irish,English , Dutch , a little German and French. We make my maternal grandmother’s stuffing every Thanksgiving and throughout the year.
      Marilyn

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    20. Tia on

      I celebrate a traditional American Christmas and Thanksgiving. These books are great teaching tools to learn about the world around us.

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    23. Dorothy J Boucher on

      I thinking this would be wonderful to gift to my daughter and her children, also during the Christmas holiday season, we celebrate in many ways because of some of my daughters husbands family. But either way ‘ from going to midnight mass, to celebrating with the whole family. its just a great way to celebrate the birth of our King.
      @tisonlyme143

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    24. Jo-Ann Brightman on

      I think that it is very important to learn about different cultures. It broadens how one see the world around us.

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    26. Pam Flynn on

      It’s amazing how important our cultural heritages are and to make sure we all understand different traditions and cultures in a positive light. I would be so excited to have this series to share with my granddaughter so that she will learn about cultures. We celebrate our cultural Irish heritage at holidays by singing Irish songs.

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    27. Natalie on

      I am excited about this giveaway because I want to teach my nieces about different cultures. Our family likes to make Norwegian dishes for Thanksgiving to celebrate our culture/heritage!

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    30. Nancy on

      We do not have any specific cultural influences in our holiday celebrations. I’d like to win this because we love books.

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    31. Donna on

      I would love to win this series to help my grandchildren learn about cultures around the world. My family celebrates the holidays with a traditional American Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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    32. Jennifer Davis on

      I teach a homeschooling co op class every year, this would be so much fun to teach! I would read the book, do a craft and have a from that country for the kids! My daughter would love this!

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    33. Heather Weinstock on

      I celebrate by having a British style tea time during the holidays. I make scones, festive cookies, and little sandwiches, while we watch holiday specials on TV.

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    36. Dreama Villa on

      My family doesn’t really follow any particular cultural traditions. It would be fun to read about many different ones.

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    37. Sherrie Watkins Merrell on

      We have many traditions of our own. They seem to grow every Year. My son isaac is 11 and an avid reader. Would love to learn more about the other cultures and their traditions. Thanks so very much for the opportunity. This would be Amazing seeing I’m having Neck surgery in the morning. Thanks bunches

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    41. Lori Thomas on

      We enjoy learning about other cultures. One tradition we have is attending Midnight mass then family breakfast afterwards.

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    43. Pauline Milner on

      Our kids love to read books about traditions around the world. They are eager to learn about other cultures. When they are a bit older, we will travel to the countries they are most interested in. Right now, they are excited to visit Africa and Holland. We are very lucky to be able to give our children these vacation opportunities where they can visit places their dad and I have already been and experience new countries together. Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity.

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    44. Michele Soyer on

      It is so important to teach yourchildren about different cultures.. My husband was an Englishmen so they learned all about the British culture and I am 2nd generation Hungarian so they have learned all about Eastern European customs and ancestry

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    46. Kimberly Gutierrez on

      I’m a teacher surrounded by children. One of my jobs is to teach them to read. Another is to teach them about the world we live in. I think these books would really help me to teach them about diversity of cultures, people, and broaden the view they have of what is outside our walls. Thanks for offering!

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    48. Traci Bold on

      What an exciting way to introduce children to worlds and cultures outside of their own! A wonderful series to own for any child.

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    49. Kate Mileto on

      This is a wonderful series. I teach in a school that is starting to become rapidly diverse and this set of books is just what we need to help all students support one another with kindness and understanding.

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    50. Liz A on

      I love this! My child has parents from two different countries, so she knows that people celebrate differently — and this series would be great to teach her about families beyond ours.

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    52. Lisa Richards on

      Our Winter reading incentive program theme is One World, Many Stories. These books would be perfect for my students!

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    54. Stacy Renee on

      I love to learn about other cultures and would love even more if I could teach my daughter as much as possible as well!

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    56. Courtney H. on

      I enjoy sharing my love of travel with my nieces. My husband is from Hungary, so we incorporate some of his family traditions.

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    58. gloria patterson on

      This would be for my great niece who is of mixed race. I want her to learn about different cultures, and different types of people. I want her to learn all she can

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    59. Tony Platz on

      My nepgews would learn a lot from these the only cultueal thing we di now is some German food most of the rest was forgotten over the years it is a shame .

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    61. Sandy Sawyer on

      What a fun way to teach my kids about other cultures. We are southern born and are living in Maine. At holiday time we return to our southern roots for decor and food

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