Love Your Amazing Self
Joyful Verses for Young Voices
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The world has its ideas of who you are/ but you don’t need them,/ to be the person you really are inside/ is Freedom. The empowering lyrical verse of Ofosu Jones-Quartey, a meditation teacher and hip-hop musician, offers a unique entry point to mindfulness and self-empowerment for kids ages 7 and up, with words that call out to be spoken, recited, or sung aloud. Accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Ndubisi Okoye, each verse in Love Your Amazing Self carries a theme that encourages kids to affirm the positive in themselves and their lives, including: Be True to Yourself, Find Your Magic, Stand up for Kindness, Embrace Impermanence, and Ask for Help. Short reflections and activities accompanying each verse help kids embody the messages, strengthen their self-confidence, and bring greater joy into their own lives and those around them.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a volume that's part pep talk, part workbook, and part consideration of life's seasons, Jones-Quartey delivers many tentpoles of self-esteem and self-care via rhyming affirmations designed to be read aloud or sung. Awash in Okoye's bold, psychedelic swirls and clouds of color and pattern,15 verses with titles such as "Gratitude's the Attitude" and "Find Your Magic" address themes of resilience, kindness, and mindfulness in a quippy, tip-filled style ("Here's a simple way/ to bring some sunshine in your life,/ just think of what you're thankful for/ and you'll be feeling nice"). Four "Amazing Actions" sections provide activities readers can do to reinforce the book's messaging, namely heeding the advice in an introductory author's note: "I should love, accept, and be kind to myself, too. No matter what!" Human figures are portrayed with varied skin tones. Ages 7–up.
