An ok story, Logan goes searching for his family thinking that every animal he meets is not like him. Then he realizes at the end that we all have spots and are all the same.
This is an ok book. My kids (6 & 8) didn't really care for it. Very short and the message gets tacked on at the end. Not all the animals he met had spots and not all are very nice or helpful. It was almost like the story started off as little lost leopard tries to find his family rather than a journey of discovery which I thought was the main message.
The graphics are poorly done and reminded me of early computer programming.
Overall this could have been better especially for a professionally published book.
I would not purchase.

We All Have Spots, explains and highlights the differences between animals and this follows on to us.

Taking the bigger picture, animals or humans may understand they are the same kn the inside and we all want to be recognised by our kind but also are individuals.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Indelible for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. I was confused by this book-I am not sure what the message was supposed to be. I think it had a nice sentiment but it didn't work. For example, not everyone had spots that he met. They weren't all nice to him. I found the graphics just ok but then I found the book just ok. 3 stars

Making a virtue of its simplicity, this look at social inclusion and exclusion sees Logan the baby leopard struggling to find any other leopards – all he sees are other critters with spots, but none of them will let him get along with them. Our differences are what should make us friends, the final moral is – and this easy-on-the-eye, one-sentence-per-page look at that opinion will certainly go down well with some guardians and educators. For me, the lack of sophistication in visuals and narrative approach mean this is probably closer to a three and a half stars than absolute hit – but it's never an abject failure, either.

Logan is an adorable little leopard who wakes up late one day and finds himself alone. He feels really lonely so he sets out to find the other leopards.

Along his journey he spots other animals who have spots too. He encounters some cows, pigs, hyenas, a giraffe and some monkeys. Discouraged and sad he fears he will always be alone.

Will he finally encounter the leopards he is searching for? Did Logan learn a valuable life lesson that perhaps there are more animals than just leopards that have spots? The fact that those spot similarities should bring animals together not keep them apart is highlighted in his mind and heart. It's a wonderful lesson... yes it's spot on!

The illustrations are colourful, engaging and the animals featured are diverse. This would be a wonderful bedtime story or used in a classroom setting. I recommend this book.

I loved the idea of this book, but something was missing in the execution. The illustrations are adorable. I had a difficult time following the message of this story. I think pre- school-year-aged children would love the bright colors and different animals. All books don't need a teaching moment. Though, I remember using books similar to work on my kiddo's speech. It's OK.

Thank you, NetGalley and Book Buzz, for a digital ARC for an honest review.

Little Logan wakes up alone. He meets other animals on his quest to find other leopards. While some of the illustrations are cute, this book is missing something. It felt like the subject of diversity was tacked on at the end. Toddlers probably would enjoy the story. Older children, probably not.

Thank you to the publisher for providing an advanced copy for my honest review.

We All Have Spots was a sweet story, but I am still a bit lost on how it comes together. While trying to find other leopards, Leonard finds many other animals and attempts to bond with them. At the end, after finding the other leopards, he thinks about how "we all have spots"- when in actuality, not all the animals he met did have spots (rabbits, pigs). I get the author is saying that we are all more similar than we appear to be sometimes, but that analogy would be lost on little kids. Regardless, the story was sweet and the illustrations were bright and engaging.

I love the idea of this book, but while reading it, I felt that it was missing something. At the very start, I knew what was happening only because I read the review of the book beforehand which explained it. I did not feel that the reason he was looking for his family was made very clear, especially to an elementary aged reader.
The illustrations were very cute, and the different animals would make for some good back and forth conversation with children while learning types of animals. The message of this story would be something that I could create a character education lesson plan around, but this particular book would not be a top choice for me in the elementary age level, maybe more like pre-K students.

This children's picture book is about a leopard who is looking for other leopards to live with. He approaches lots of other animals he think may be like him, but there is something about them that doesn't fit with his body or preferences, for example a giraffe with a long neck or a fish who lives in water. At the end of the story he finally finds some other leopards and also realizes that he had spots in common with all of the animals he met so far.

I think that in some ways this book is tackling diversity and inclusion because it ends with the idea that having things in common should bring us together, not keep us apart. That being said, the leopard wanted to be with other leopards not hyenas or pigs because he didn't like something about them, so I'm not sure if this diversity and inclusion message is obvious enough for young children.

One thing that I don't love about this book is the font. While it is large, well spaced and there is only one line per page, the fond is a bit like brush strokes and has little dots as well as some letters not being fully formed, for example a space near the top of an o. While this book would likely be at an appropriate reading level for beginner readers in the Kindergarten to grade 1 range, it might add difficulty because of the unusual font.

As a teacher, I would recommend this book to parents of children in the age 4-7 range. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!

Leopard oversleeps and finds himself alone, so he goes out looking for those who are like him. He meets many who are similar, but eventually he does find his own family. As a children's book it is delightful but there is much more to this book that is so well suited to ESL readers who want to be included in the place where they now live. A very good book!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Indelible/IBPA via NetGalley. Thank you!

What animals have spots.? In this book, the spotted animal is a leopard. When he finds himself alone, he decides to go out to find other leopards. On his way, he met several other animals. He finds other leopards eventually. On the way to the leopards he meets sever other animals.

The author has written an excellent book for children. The leopard must decide if he is friend or foe. The story is mainly about the leopard. The author has taught the reader that spots or no spots we are all connected together. One doesn’t need to worry about differences, but what similar things we have and or share.

It’s a great book to read to young children. The illustrations are well done and add to the story. I like it and I am not a child.

We All Have Spots by M. J. McDonald is a really cute children’s books about an animal named Loganl that goes on a journey and discovers all the animals that should be together. I would love to read the story to my granddaughter and she loves to read books to herself. She is two and it sounds like she is reading.

We All Have Spots was a very sweet book about a young leopard named Logan, trying to find his tribe. I really liked all the different types of animals featured. I also appreciated the message that even though we may be different from one another, our similarities should bring us together.

This is an adorably sweet book about a leopard trying to find friends and his own identity . He visits a range of animals and sees the differences in their identities eventually finding other leopards . The illustrations are wonderful and the text is succinct but full of lovely vocabulary . A great bedtime story or perfect for early years - year 1 . Highly recommended and one I will certainly share this with fellow teachers and friends with young children