Bodies Are Cool
A picture book celebration of all kinds of bodies
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
This body positive picture book is a vibrant, joyful, and judgement-free celebration of every body shape and size.
My body, your body,
every different kind of body!
All of them are good bodies!
BODIES ARE COOL!
This heart-warming, inclusive book, filled with detailed and friendly illustration is a celebration of every kind of body that exists in the world. Through an empowering, rhythmic text that is perfect for reading aloud, little ones can explore various skin tones, body shapes, hair types, and more, in an accessible way that instills body positivity and confidence.
The picture book debut from talented author/illustrator Tyler Feder, whose inclusive artwork - full of warmth and humour - has earned her a large social media following through her brand, Roaring Softly.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Big bodies, small bodies,/ dancing, playing, happy bodies!/ Look at all these different bodies!/ Bodies are cool!" In an act of resistance against ubiquitous, homogenous images of human figures, artist Feder (Dancing at the Pity Party) offers up an inclusive celebration of endless variation in rousing verses and group settings, including public transit, a seasonal market, and a pool. Feder employs bold black linework and a luscious palette of candy colors. Bouncy text, on each page ending with the refrain "bodies are cool," attends people of varying abilities, ages, body shapes, religions, skin tones, and hair textures; a range of gender identities and sexual orientations are shown throughout. In one outdoor campfire scene, two brown-skinned adults snug-gle—one shirtless with top surgery scars, the other with stretch marks and leg hair who wears a crop top and shorts. Across the spread, someone breastfeeds an infant in a hammock, and a variety of ethnically varied kids—one hijabi, one wearing an eye patch—play around a tree. With such a joyfully inclusive range of humans, all taking part in community and taking pleasure in each other's company, it's hard to imagine a stronger statement of body affirmation and pride. Ages 3–5.
