INSPIRATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The Best Me Teaching children about self-care
The Best Me empowers children with the basics of self-care, instilling in them the notion that taking good care of yourself is a reward in and of itself. Cleanliness, mindfulness and sitting in the Lotus Position are a few of the many tools the author, Marvyn Harrison, passes to the reader in a book that reads like a fun-filled journey towards their best self. That “best self” not only looks out for number one, but also offers a hand to those around them, supporting them through their emotional presence and tangible actions. Inspired by his own children, as well as his own diverse community of parents on the African continent and across
the diaspora, The Best Me is a father’s best efforts to teach his children to safeguard themselves, as well as the world they live in and those they share it with. Harrison is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant and the founder of Dope Black Dads, a support group and podcast that challenges outdated stereotypes about Black fatherhood and cultivates a progressive, inclusive
community of parents. His children, Blake and Ocean, have played a crucial role in his thinking, as children do for any parents, adding impetus to the drive to deepen the familial bonds in his communities and improve outcomes amongst those marginalised by modern society. This book aims to continue in the same vein and appears to do so successfully, offering readers an engrossing option that’s sure to help them along the path to mindfulness. Put simply: the author’s aim is to make mindfulness easy for children to attain, equipping them to face the world and love themselves, and keeping them well entertained while they do it. MARVYN HARRISON Author of I Love Me and The Best Me www.dopeblack.org
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