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Margot Bertelsmann - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Margot Bertelsmann. Illustrator: Renate van Rensburg. Designer: Ronell Botes-Kerr. Editor: Sarah McGregor.
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Original Book on Book Dash: How About You? (opens in a new tab)This playful picture book invites children to compare themselves with others, while showing that friendship need not depend on being alike.
Book Analysis
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The ending and closing invitation present togetherness as compatible with being different.
Talk about: What do the characters share, and what differences remain?
How the book presents it: The repeated questions make curiosity and sharing preferences central to the interaction.
Talk about: How do the characters respond when their answers differ?
The repeated questions offer natural pauses for conversation, and the changing expressions and visual details give readers clues to notice beyond the words.
Gogo looks unusual and sometimes cross, with sharp teeth and goo around them; the expressions are exaggerated, and the story’s tone appears playful rather than threatening.
Which differences between the characters matter to them, and what do you think helps them enjoy being together?
Pause at the characters’ changing expressions and invite your child to describe what they notice; let them answer the closing question in their own way.
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Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781928318293
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Friendship across differences; Asking about one another
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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