What If Everybody Thought That? Children’s Book Review

What if everybody were more thoughtful before they judged someone? With clear prose and lighthearted artwork, this companion book to the bestseller What If Everybody Did That? explores the preconceived notions we have about the world and encourages kids to be more thoughtful.

What If Everybody Thought That?

Ellen Javernick, illus. By Colleen Madden
(Aug 27, 2019; Two Lions; ages 3-7; 24 pages)

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My book review

Last year, I shared the book What If Everybody Said That? with you. What If Everybody Thought That? is another book in this wonderful children’s book series that teaches children that kindness matters. And kindness doesn’t just matter in our words but in our thoughts too.

What we think matters because what we think is shown by how we act. If we think someone can’t be a basketball player because they’re shorter, we might not pick them for our team. If that were the case, Isaiah Thomas may never have been given the chance to play basketball. At 5’9″, he’s one of the shortest NBA players, but he’s also one of the best!

And what if everybody thought that having a disability meant that disability held them back? Then we wouldn’t have athletes with artificial legs winning races. What we think matters!

What If Everybody Thought That? is a very important book to share with your children. Teach them that making assumptions about someone or something different is not the way to think. This is a great book to add to your child’s library.