REVIEW: IT'S NATIONAL BE YOURSELF DAY!

What a wonderful day! If you want to read a picture book about celebrating YOU, just the way you are, I’ve got the perfect one for you. Here’s my review:

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​TITLE: A BOY LIKE YOU

AUTHOR: Frank Murphy

ILLUSTRATOR: Kayla Harren

PUBLISHER: Sleeping Bear Press/2019

OPENING LINES: 

There are billions and billions and billions of people in the world. But you are the only YOU there is.
And the world needs a boy like you.

​Little and not-so-little readers can always benefit hearing that they’re “okay” just the way they are, and this book does just that. Frank Murphy’s text encourages boys to embrace and celebrate everything that makes them unique; to be kind and helpful, smart and strong; to ask for help if they need it and to cry if they feel like it; and to be respectful of others around them. Kayla Harren’s soft illustrations perfectly match the book’s message and reflect our diverse world. We all need books like A BOY LIKE YOU, and, lucky for us, we have two--Murphy and Harren have paired up to also create A GIRL LIKE YOU. Check them both out!  
 
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