An uplifting read about loving yourself. The illustrations were beautiful and I liked the rhythmic prose. Love the message that this book sends out about beauty as well.

Beautiful. It’s a must read for all girls school and maybe for all adults as well. Great message. Positive reinforcement.

A young girl feels judged, othered, and picked on because of her body type, but with the help of her loving, supportive mother she learns to accept and celebrate herself exactly as she is and rethink the meaning of beauty.

Body diversity and positivity are so rare in children's books and I'm thrilled to have another resource to introduce the topic to students. That said, I'm not entirely sure about the descriptor of "curvy" for a prepubescent girl--to me it implies a more adult figure. But, the meaning and usage of the term could definitely be in flux, especially since there isn't much precedent for discussing this topic with young people.

This would definitely make a great addition to school and classroom libraries for pre-K and elementary. Kids always benefit from seeing themselves on the page, and the positive message of this story applies to everyone.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

A beautifully presented book for a younger audience emphasising body positivity and acceptance. It’s unusual to find a body positivity book for pre-teens so I’m sure this one will be welcomed.

Simple, but pitched well for a young audience, this concerns a young girl pestered at school for being a bit on the chunky side (the visuals never show her as large, but everyone else slightly cartoonishly skinny instead, which may help the book sell its moral to those just perceiving themselves as fat in error). The affirmative message comes from the mother concerned, and the text while not set out as verse is actually in pretty decent rhymes. While the lack of strong narrative entertainment here might leave this struggling in the marketplace, it does achieve what it needs to with its positivity.