I Like Myself!
Karen Beaumont
A joyful, rhyming celebration of one child's body, moods and quirks, with the message that liking yourself is not conditional. A good confidence reset.
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6 handpicked books
Self-Love & Identity
A child's first sense of self is built from the words around them. These six books fill that space with names, faces and bodies worth celebrating.
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Patty Lovell
Small, buck-toothed Molly Lou meets a bully at a new school and stays entirely herself. Funny and quietly fierce.
Chrysanthemum
Kevin Henkes
Chrysanthemum loves her name until classmates tease it, and her teacher helps her love it again. Good for name-teasing and the social weather of early school.
The Name Jar
Yangsook Choi
Unhei wants an American name — until her classmates show her the beauty in her own. Warm, specific and lovely for a new country or a new class.
I Am Enough
Grace Byers
Rhyming affirmations pair with portraits of many children: loved, capable, enough. Best read slowly, a few lines at a time.
Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o
Sulwe wishes her skin were lighter, until a story about night and day helps her see her own beauty. Gorgeous art and a deeply felt message.
A note for grown-ups
Ask your child what they love about themselves — then tell them one thing you love about them too.