We Are All The Same Inside - The Blog

Using a multi-media format, readers are introduced to Sage—an alien with no outside skin—who explores diversity and teaches that we are all the same on the inside. This publicaion was originally released in 2000 and won a Christoper Award nomination for Best Children's Picture Book.
 

Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Sage and the acclaimed doll-making workshop. Using a colorfully illustrated format, children are introduced to Sage — an alien with no outside skin — who explores diversity and teaches that "we are all the same on the inside". Ages 4 and up. Special updated version features: papers dolls, teacher curriculum, 10 year chronology, and rare photographs.

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Describes the troubled childhood of award-winning children's author.

Get your children ready to look at book-making in a magical new way! Timothy D. Bellavia, whose workshops have been called "remarkably creative and inspiring" and "outstanding," makes bookmaking easy with his superb pictorial visage and easy step-by-step instructions.

Sage Goes to Kindergarten is another result of the author's collaboration with 24 third graders. Each student participant / illustrator created a Sage doll as well as illustrated a spread that was published within this 32 page picture book. The book chronicles Sage's entry into the public school system in NYC. This acclaimed title deals with issues of inclusion and students with special needs. This publication received a Moonbeam Award nomination for Best Children's Picture Book with Merchandise in 2007.

Using a more tradition illustration format, readers are introduced to Sage's sisters — both aliens — help a young boy named Theo who has lost all of his hair due to medical treatments. There is a surprise ending and the sisters reinforce empathy, etseem and equity.

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The author collaborated with 26 New York City 4th graders to chronicle and illustrate the events of 9/11 through the eyes of an alien without skin who doesn’t understand why external differences are so important to earthlings.