This book goes through different situations in which children are shown that they should love themselves no matter what. It tells children to love themselves if they have big feet, a gap in their teeth, if their clothes don't match, if they know all the right answers, if their answers are all wrong, if they share their lunch, if they fall and get hurt, if they get picked last for a team, when they do the right thing, if they try new food, or hang out with a parent, if they make mistakes, or if they get a present they don't like. The pictures in this book are really captivitating because they are full of bright colors and every page is from a different perspective. Some pictures are close up and some are thoughts coming from childrens' heads. The words are also in different places from page to page and the font changes throughout the book. The story is fairly simple but the pictures really make the book appealing in my opinion.
The book also has a great message. I definitely think that this book is geared towards younger children but it could really be used with all ages. This book is great to talk to children about loving themselves and accepting themselves for all their faults. It teaches children that they don't always have to have the right answer and that its okay to make mistakes. It also can be used to teach students to be accepting of others despite their faults. You can use it to talk to your students about the rules on the first few days of class. It can be used as a way to introduce the sense of classroom community that you should create amongst your classroom. You can talk to children about not making fun of others for being different or making mistakes and then tell students to encourage and support eachother. This book is a really simple book but I think that when used in this way it can be a great tool for teaching students acceptance of themselves and others.
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This book sounds like a good one to have in your classroom. With all of the pressure from the media when it comes to image, children are starting to believe people are suppose to look like what they see on TV and in magazines. I think it's great that you reviewed this book. It sounds like it would capture the attention of children, and at the same time promote a positive message of accepting oneself and others. We definitely need to have more books that inspire children to feel good about themselves. When I was little I read a book called "I Like Me", by Nancy Carlson. It wasn't as attention grabbing as this one sounds, but it promoted the same message and taught children to feel good about themselves.
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