Picture Books
I Am Brown by Ashok Banker
Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect.
A joyful and uplifting celebration of loving and appreciating the skin you're in - of being brown, of being amazing, of being you.
It's so important for all children to visually see themselves represented in the books they read and I Am Brown has been ground breaking for spreading the important of self-love and self-worth. A must read!
Middle Grade
YA
Non-Fiction
Love Your Body by Jessica Sanders
Illustrated by Carol Rossetti
A charming, cheerful and crucial celebration of beautiful bodies and all the incredible and impressive things they can do and achieve, Love Your Body is the ultimate feel-good book of 2020!
Wholesome, empowering and so damn timely, author Jessica Sanders and illustrator Carol Rossetti have created the perfect body positivity guide for young girls (8+) showcasing bodies all in their different and diverse shapes, sizes and colours.
Read my full review of Love Your Body here.
I Am Not a Label by Cerrie Burnell Illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo
In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present.
From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking to Lady Gaga, find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by making their bodies and minds work for them.
A ground-breaking book!