Welcome to Our World: questions to ask and activities to try
How do children around the world say hello, eat and play? Welcome to Our World is a beautifully illustrated book about how different and how alike children are.
What age is it for? Welcome to Our World is best for ages 3–6. Good for: How children live all around the world.
Welcome to Our World (Moira Butterfield and Harriet Lynas)
- Age
- 3-6
- Best for
- How children live all around the world
Pick a page and try what's on it: a greeting, a game, a food. Talk about what's the same as your child's life.
What it helps with
- Cultures around the world
- Greetings in different languages
- Same and different
- Curiosity
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “How do children say hello?”
- “What do they eat?”
- “What do they play?”
- “What do they wear?”
- “What’s the same as us?”
- “Where would you like to visit?”
5-minute activities to try together
Hello game
Learn to say hello in five languages.
World game
Try a game from another country.
Free printables: Welcome to Our World worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
This Is How We Do It (Matt Lamothe)
- Best for
- One day in the life of seven children around the world
- Age
- 4-8
Big Brilliant World (Matt Ralphs and Aysha Tengiz)
- Best for
- Exploring the world's cities, and first words in other languages
- Age
- 2-6
If You Come to Earth (Sophie Blackall)
- Best for
- A guide to Earth, and caring for it and each other
- Age
- 4-8
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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