Wonderful Me, written by Nancy Shapiro, is a book written for preschool and younger elementary school students to read with a caregiver or family member. This is a wonderful book about self care, how to recognize what our body and mind needs, and ways to set boundaries and ask for and receive help. I also appreciated that this book includes children with various backgrounds and abilities to make it more inclusive to different groups of children. As a preschool paraprofessional, I would definitely recommend this book! Thank you to NegGalley and to the author and publisher of this book for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a beautifully illustrated, poignantly written book that covers such important topics of self-love in such an easy-to-read way for young children.

The book has beautiful illustrations, whilst dividing up the idea of self-care into bite-sized chunks, which children can understand easily without feeling overwhelmed.

I highly recommend this book to anyone with children.

A unique story. Loved the message and style of pictures. There were a lot of words squished to the page. I worry it’d be hard for kids to read and or follow along to. If this story was being read to by a parent or caregiver though I feel like it’s perfect!

Wonderful book on selfcare, teaching children the importance of taking care of our bodies, from eating healthy meals, exercising, good hygiene, our emotions, developing healthy relationships, with healthy boundaries. Learning to listen to what our bodies are telling us like if we are hungry, tired, sick. How to ask for help when we feel off. This book is very educational and I love that the artwork is colourful.

This book was fantastic. I am a student teacher and a daycare teacher and I would definitely read this to my students. I love how the language is easy to understand and there not too many big words. The diversity and inclusion in this book made my smile so much. I am huge lover of inclusion and will always fight for inclusion. So for a book about self care to have inclusion in it is amazing. Overall this book is on the top of my list. Will most definitely be purchasing once it’s published.

What an important story with fun and lovely illustrations. This is the story that I needed as a child. It not only teaches why it is so important to care for yourself but it goes into detail of how you can do it! It starts with things that may seem simple like physically caring for yourself but also goes into setting up healthy boundaries. and how we can love ourselves well in different aspects of our lives. This will be a book I will get for my classroom and future children.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC!

I have mixed feelings on this book. While there is some helpful information, the pictures and language seem juvenile while the length of the book suggests a much older audience.

I think there is great information to reference for specific situations but reading it like a normal "book" from cover to cover seems like it would be overwhelming for almost any child I've worked with.

The illustrations are colorful and beautiful and I appreciate the diversity in them. I also think the use of questions at the end of each section will keep the reader more engaged. Overall, it's a good book to help children understand their emotions and I'll consider purchasing it for reference for my kids.

I have been finding it difficult to explain certain topics related to health and wellness to my son who is 9 years old. This book was so helpful because it covers everything! Even things that I haven’t thought of yet like how important expressing feelings are to health and having healthy boundaries. We loved it and we will definitely be reading this more than once especially as some of the topics mentioned arise as he gets older. This is a book that can grow with your child. The illustration is appropriate for younger kids and older.

You know it's a good children's book when you wish you had the book when you were younger. This book teaches not only basics of taking care of yourself like to eat nutritious food and to do healthy movements, but also not talked enough about topics like to listen to your body and how to give consent from a young age.

I loved how overall the book explained its advice in easily digestible chunks. Kids don't like to be told to do things without knowing the "why" of it all, and this book differs from books that order kids around or teach out of fright. This book is instead taught out of compassion, with the main throughline to trust and listen to your body and your own emotions. Teaching kids in this way fosters healthy habits towards eating instead of viewing food as something to feel "guilty" over. Letting a kid listen to their body to put on a coat in the winter will usually work better than simply ordering a kid to do so.

The section on boundaries and consent are some of the most important parts of the book and done in a very age appropriate manner while still insisting its importance. Too many adults need to visit this section of the book especially as it is clear it wasn't a strong focus on my generation and above for a wide range of scenarios.

The representation of varying skin colors and varying abilities in this book also added another level of inclusivity and education to this book. As a wheelchair user, so many kids don't know what to do when they see me, and this offers a great chance for them to see someone that looks different than themselves and ask questions to their adults in the safety of their homes without being rude in the face of a visibly disabled person. All characters are shown to live their lives and their emotions to the same extent, showing casual representation that we need more often.

The art style and colors are very fun while driving in the point of each page. I do agree the book is very text heavy, so making that clear to the audience in the marketing seems especially important.

New must-read for all kids, and honestly most adults could learn or need a refresher on some of these topics as well.

Thank you Quarto Publishing Group, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley for this e-ARC.

Great book to teach children ab9ut their bodies and emotions. Aimes at a older child my son didn't really like it but I think he will when he's older. The drawings keep the wording bright and fun too

This is a great book, teaching children about their body and their mind and their health. I feel this book would be very informative, however, I do think there is a lot of information on each page, and that could be overwhelming for a child to try to read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

Wow. I wish someone had published this book when I was a kid. In a fast-paced world, thanks to the internet, it seems more and more kids are dealing with self-esteem and mental health issues. This is why I think this book is very important. It teaches kids to take care of their whole body from an early age. I think this book should be on every teacher's and librarian's must-read list!
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This book has such fun illustrations! I love the playful drawings and they are very appealing to children. The text in the story is important information but there is a lot of information on each page. This book should
Be marketed towards older elementary aged children.