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LOVE ALL OF ME
Lorie Ann Grover
Rhyming text and colorful illustratons remind young reader to love everything about themselves, from the top of their heads to the tips of their toes.
Ruth Forman OURS BB P
P JACK, M BODYPOSITIVITY
EVERYBODY HAS A BODY
Molli Jackson Ehlert
From hiking a mountain to playing baseball to exploring an aquarium, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all the different ways that bodies can look and the things they can do, with representation of all different types of bodies.
P HONG, J
LOVELY
Jess Hong
Show young readers how to see themselves and others with confidence and love with this beautiful rhyming board book toddlers and parents alike will love.
Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!
Nabela Noor BEAUTIFULLY ME
Meet Zubi: a joyful Bangladeshi girl excited about her first day of school. But when Zubi hears more and more people being critical of each other's and their own bodies, her outburst over dinner leads her family to see what they've been doing wrong--and to help Zubi see that we can all make the world a more beautiful place by being beautifully ourselves.
EYES THAT SPEAK TO THE STARS P HO, J
Joanna Ho
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his own power and strength from within.
LAXMI’S MOOCH P ANAN, S
Shelly Anand
After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very selfconscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.
P FEDE, T
BODIES ARE COOL
Tyler
Feder
This picture book is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. With its joyful illustrations and encouraging refrain, it will instill body acceptance and confidence in the youngest of readers.
Sophie Kennen SOME BODIES P KENN, S
Through playful rhymes and colorful artwork, all the things that make our bodies special-from the texture of our hair to the color of our eyes-are celebrated.
Lid’ya C. Rivera I ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY LOVE MY SPOTS
A young girl celebrates her skin and what makes her unique.
Lupita Nyong’o SULWE POR NYON, L
Jarrett Lerner A WORK IN PROGRESS J LERN, J
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant middle grade journey to self-acceptance told through prose, verse, and illustration.
From Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.
Signe Darpinian RAISING BODY POSITIVE TEENS PT/RH 613.0433 DARP, S
This down-to-earth guide provides clear strategies and tools with a practical focus to gently encourage parents and teens to have a healthy relationship with food and exercise by centralizing joy and health.
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
Jessica Sanders LOVE YOUR BODY
Love Your Body encourages young girls to admire and celebrate their bodies for all the amazing things they can do, and to help girls see that they are so much more than their bodies.