"Radiate confidence, celebrate difference and express yourself"
May 2022 Book of the Month
Here’s a book parents are going to want to share with their daughters, as it celebrates confidence, difference and everything that makes us feel happy in ourselves. Shelina Janmohamed was inspired to write it by a conversation with her own young daughter and the approach she takes is clear, fun and full of information that young people will find stimulating and useful. She’s open that how you feel about the way you look matters but shows that, as ideas of beauty are always changing, across cultures and time, beauty can be what you want it to be. She introduces us to lots of women, all regarded as beautiful, who challenged conventional ideas of beauty, confident in themselves and their bodies and encourages readers to be the same. She explores the role of social media, enabling readers to look critically at images they are shown and form their own opinions. The text is always engaging and supportive, and the photos and accompanying illustrations by Chanté Timothy amplify the message being delivered. Inclusive, intelligent and inspiring, this is an empowering examination of a topic that has been preoccupying girls for centuries.
Shelve it alongside Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be by Gemma Cairney, another invaluable illustrated guide to navigating growing up.
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BeYOUtiful is a very interesting book that shows the history of what people thought a beautiful woman was supposed to look like. I really enjoyed reading it because it was full of self-confidence and good advice for anybody.
BeYOUtiful is a very interesting book that shows the history of what people thought a beautiful woman was supposed to look like. I really enjoyed reading it because it was full of self-confidence and good advice for anybody.
My favourite thing about this book was have you put in little biographies different women who relate to what the paragraph is written about.... Read Full Review
Everyone should read this book to inspire confidence in their self.
This book was very fascinating and helped me a lot. It tells you about different body images, hair, skin and being beautiful. This helps to radiate confidence, celebrate differences and to express who you are.
BeYOUtiful is packed with interesting facts about famous people. This book is a work of art.... Read Full Review
This book made me feel really good about myself! I found it inspiring from the beginning to the end. I hope this book inspires other people, not just me, to feel more positive about themselves. The only thing that matters is that You be You! I would recommend this book to anyone age 7+
This book made me feel really good about myself! I found it inspiring from the beginning to the end. I hope this book inspires other people, not just me, to feel more positive about themselves. I thought it was amazing, I liked how it tells you about other people and that things like skin colour, body shape and sizes are all different and all equal. I also liked that it says that it doesn't matter what hair type you have it only matters that You be You. My favourite part was when they show you different people and what they say. I thought it was very inspiring, so many amazing people which made me feel happy.... Read Full Review
