My body is my home, and what it does is magic. It
is a vehicle to my dreams.
Embrace Your Body, by Taryn
Brumfitt, creator and thought leader behind the Body Image Movement, encourages
children of all shapes and sizes to love who they are, no matter what others
say.
Full of positive messages in affirmations, Embrace
Your Body explores the value and uniqueness of each individual child
through the countless differences that make them special.
It teaches acceptance
of how they and others, look and are, and encourages gratitude for their
abilities, senses, strong heartbeat, and my heart, filling me
with kindness. This increases their self-esteem and helps children overcome
any demeaning insinuations they might encounter.
Striking illustrations in bold colours and lines are
juxtaposed with the energy and excitement for life children’s actions exhibit. Large
images visually confirm the short, sharp spurts of power that saying the right
words can give. It is inclusive and embracing. Children joined together in
absolute solidarity against the invisible monster of insecurity.
This is a happy book. The
yellow covers shout that life is full of light!
A concentration on exuberance, play, encouragement, friendship and confidence.
Every word is a positive expression connecting to the belief that loving the
way you are, will bring joy.
Keynote speaker and director of the documentary Embrace,
Taryn Brumfitt is inspired by her own personal battle with body image, to
help as many people as she can to overcome the negative image they have of
themselves. Her story is documented in her autobiography, Embrace: My Story
from Body Loather to Body Lover.
This is a title that will be enjoyed by adults
also, as what is experienced by children is also reflected in many grown-ups.
Title:
Embrace Your Body
Author:
Taryn Brumfitt
Illustrator:
Sinead Hanley
Publisher: Penguin Random House, $19.99
Publication
Date: 20 June 2020
Format:
Hardcover
ISBN:
9781760895983
For
ages: 4+
Type:
Picture Books
