Bodies Are Cool: A picture book celebration of all kinds of bodies

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The author’s long experience in imparting information to young readers is evident in her selection of familiar animals and in her presentation.

Kid readers will be able to see themselves and people they love in these pages, no matter their gender, size, hairstyle, whether they have a prosthetic limb, eyes that don't see well or at all, skin that's dark and light swirled, or if they move around in a wheelchair or with crutches, and on and on.With smooth rhymes and jaunty illustrations, Salas and Gévry introduce three strategies animals use for coping with winter cold. Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive audiobook. From Sikh- and Muslim-presenting to differently-abled to being nourished (read: breastfed) to multigenerational communities and more. A bustling celebration of body positivity that lovingly features bodies, skin, and hair of all kinds. Bobbing in the wake of 2016’s heavyweight Book of Joy (2016), this brief but buoyant address to young readers offers an earnest insight: “If you just focus on the thing that is making / you sad, then the sadness is all you see.

Though on the whole this comes off as a bit bland (the banter and hilarity that characterized the authors’ recorded interchanges are absent here) and their advice just to look away from the sad things may seem facile in view of what too many children are inescapably faced with, still, it’s hard to imagine anyone in the world more qualified to deliver such a message than these two.unpaged), and digital illustrations that demonstrate exactly that, this picture book is essential for an elementary classroom and a home where parents and caregivers are trying to inculcate acceptance in their offspring.

Sincere but not sappy, this bittersweet and affecting meditation on the author’s experiences also serves as a heartfelt celebration of her mother’s life.she wrote in her caption: “I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed by the antisemitism in the news this week so I made this ballerina look kind of related to me and my big Ashkenazi Jewish family. Big, small, dancing, happy bodies float around the opening text on the first page, setting the stage for an inclusive, body positive journey. Grieving teens will find incredible solace in Feder’s story; all readers will be stirred by this wrenching yet uplifting musing. A bustling celebration of body positivity that lovingly features bodies, skin, and hair of all kinds .

I cannot think of a friendlier or more delightful primer on women’s history, gender, and body awareness, and — of course — patriarchy-smashing than Unladylike.

People of all ages, sizes, abilities, skin colors, genders, hairstyles, and interests populate the pages with joy and authenticity. Recommended for school and classroom libraries, pediatrician and dentist offices, and all of the little kids you know! The final page mirrors the first, floating bodies, this time in shirts with body positive slogans, surround a declaration of the inherent goodness of all bodies.