I love my body because it takes me where I want to go. It moves in and out of playgrounds, libraries, and worlds.* Have you ever loved a book at “hello?” Five words in, just completely and totally gone for this fabulous book and whatever it contains?
I have a 13 months daughter whom I absolutely love and I know I would be heartbroken if she ever comes home upset by someone shaming her for anything about her looks. She, like all of us, is simply perfect in her own way. But that's hard for a child to grasp - heck, it's hard even for adults to grasp as Anand shares!
Thankfully, we've inculcated a good reading habit with our daughter and even more so, we live in a world where people like Anand exist, who would make time outside of their full-time jobs to write children's books that they believe will (and I can imagine, do) make our inner worlds more stable and calm. Yet another book on my list! I loved your preamble in this post and this interview - thanks Sarah!
I have a 13 months daughter whom I absolutely love and I know I would be heartbroken if she ever comes home upset by someone shaming her for anything about her looks. She, like all of us, is simply perfect in her own way. But that's hard for a child to grasp - heck, it's hard even for adults to grasp as Anand shares!
Thankfully, we've inculcated a good reading habit with our daughter and even more so, we live in a world where people like Anand exist, who would make time outside of their full-time jobs to write children's books that they believe will (and I can imagine, do) make our inner worlds more stable and calm. Yet another book on my list! I loved your preamble in this post and this interview - thanks Sarah!
Oh! How I needed the Mooch book as a teenager! Again, children's literature comes to save the day.