April is excited to visit her grandmother, but she has to wait a whole week. So she and her mom keep busy by shopping at the farmers' market, visiting April's dad at work, and eating at the local diner. Over the course of the week, April observes the many differences between herself and the people she encounters. The anticipated weekend with her grandmother finally arrives, and April comes to realize that differences can be beautiful. An appealing blend of colorful acrylic figures and black-and-white pencil backgrounds highlights the underlying message of the story-visual differences between people are striking, but by looking beyond these differences, we see how similar we really are. Awards:

-Selected as Outstanding by The Parent Council, Fall 1999

-1999 American Booksellers Association Kids Pick of the Lists

-1999 Read America! Collection

-1999 San Diego Book Awards Best Children's Fiction

-2000 Early Childhood News Directors' Choic! e Award

-Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People for 2000