If This Were the World by Barr, Stephen
If This Were the World by Barr, Stephen

If This Were the World

Recess is wholly transformed when Omeed holds up an orange and asks one question: "What if this...
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Author: Stephen Barr
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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If This Were the World by Barr, Stephen

If This Were the World

$67.99 $37.97
If This Were the World by Barr, Stephen

If This Were the World

$67.99 $37.97
Author: Stephen Barr
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Recess is wholly transformed when Omeed holds up an orange and asks one question: "What if this were the world?"

Ms. Lee's class had come perilously close to running out of games, but the hunt for the best world gains steam right away. The orange is tasty, but too small to share. A dodgeball world can be punted to outer space by a mean older kid. A maple tree isn't portable enough.

Imaginations have never been so alive. But still no perfect world turns up, and the kids' search is leaving a trail of litter and destruction behind them. Maybe there really is only one world that ticks all the boxes, only one world where everyone fits and can get what they need... and maybe it's time to treat it a little better.

With a cast of big personalities and a hearty helping of witty banter, If This Were the World reads like the very best recess, with a well-earned nod to our planet and the work of protecting it.

Author: Stephen Barr
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: 02/17/2026
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780823457199
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2026
School Library Journal 12/12/2025 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 11/10/2025
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2026 pg. 55

About the Author
Stephen Barr grew up a few miles from Disneyland in Southern California, and then grew up a lot more when he moved to New York City out of college. A longtime literary agent, he made his picture book debut with The Upside Down Hat, which The New York Times named a best illustrated book of the year. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and daughter.

AG Ford is a New York Times bestselling children's book illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards. Ford has illustrated picture books for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Robinson, Ilyasah Shabazz, Martin Luther King III, Nick Cannon, Jonah Winter, The Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many others. Raised in Dallas, He now lives in Frisco, Texas with his lovely wife Brandy and their two sons Maddox & Carter.
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