This Is My Wonderful Face

by Miriam Moore-Keish, Bece Luna (Illustrator)

Every face tells a story, and our facial expressions are the words. Facial features come in all sizes, shapes, and forms. Each one is responsible for one (or more!) of the five senses and for making expressions that reflect our emotions. Readers can explore all the different variations in facial features and learn words to describe them, from single and double eyelids to full lips and cleft palate scars to Nubian and button noses. This book celebrates the diversity of beauty in every face—and that's a story worth telling.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2025

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free Kindle book. My review is voluntarily given, and my opinions are my own.

This is a wonderful book to read to kids. I would especially recommend this to early childhood educators, as it is so important for every child to be able to see themselves represented in literature.

Would definitely recommend this book to anyone.

[Stella Marchione · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really cute book that teaches all about parts of the face in a fun way. The illustrations are also adorable.

[Madison Doney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Netgalley ARC Review:
This Is My Wonderful Face by Miriam Moore-Keish is an exciting story for kids of all ages. The story shares about how everyone is the same but different at the same time. Everyone is unique, but at the end of the day, we all have the same parts of our faces. Moore-Keish teaches about the parts of your face, such as the chin, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, cheeks, and more throughout this book. Not only does the author label the parts of the face, but they also talk about the things that your face does and what it can do.

My favorite thing about This Is My Wonderful Face is the diversity that can be seen throughout the book's illustrations. The cover and story both contain illustrations of children from all different backgrounds. Some of the faces have assistive devices, such as hearing aids, and others have different colors of skin and hair. Showing these diverse illustrations helps to highlight the importance of how we all may look different and come from different backgrounds, but we all have the same parts of our faces. I can't wait to add this story to my future classroom library!

[Shahana Kothari · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book celebrates human diversity with remarkable thoughtfulness and artistry. The vibrant illustrations showcase a rich tapestry of faces, features, and cultural elements that invite young readers to see themselves and their world reflected on each page. I watched my niece excitedly identify familiar features, "This one has my nose!" - making those vital connections that help build self-awareness and appreciation for diversity.
What sets this book apart is its skilful balance of wonderful images as well as the introduction of activities and things the characters features do, like "eyes crying" that help expand vocabulary.. The reflection exercises at the back transform a simple read into a springboard for meaningful conversations with young ones. Though brief, the story plants seeds for deeper discussions about identity, belonging, and variety in our human family.

Only feedback is the font in black is very small and easy to miss when getting a child to read alone.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoy the similarities and differences in hair and faces. Then there are the things we do with the different parts of faces. This is truly a fun book.
The illustrations by artist Bece Luna are imaginative and FUN.
Well suited for reading alone or WITH someone of any age, including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school, waiting room, or your local public library!
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital Galley on Thorium PDF from Capstone | Capstone Editions via NetGalley. Pub Date Aug 01, 2025
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[Ollie Skyba · Rating 4 out of 5]

How beautiful all children are! If we set aside social conventions, locations, religions—everything that can shape, influence, or distort—children remain pure and beautiful.
This book is wonderfully illustrated by Bece Luna, showcasing diverse faces, each child unique, special, happy, and full of potential. How I want to believe that they will stay that way, that they won’t be broken by the world, won’t turn bitter or greedy.
For me, this book is a symbol of hope—a belief in miracles, in the possibility that our beautiful children can keep their light and souls intact. And, perhaps, make the world a better place.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

[Shan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for young readers to help them learn about senses and the uniqueness of faces. This book has a ton of representation, which allows for little ones to be able to see themselves and their traits in the book, which is awesome. The main thing I liked about this book was the freshness it brought to this topic in children's books (senses). Instead of being just mouth, eyes, ears, it was mouth eyes ears, chin, cheeks, forehead, etc. It was something different, which is always nice to see. The only critique I have is the ending. I would have liked a little bit of an explanation on what readers are supposed to be noticing about the pictures of "face parts". In other words, a sort of "key" would have been a good addition. It would also likely make for educational discussion between caregivers and children. Overall, though, this is an amazing book for kids!

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to read this book to my 7 yr old in particular. Or rather, she read it to me and to her 4 yr old sister. 2nd graders can be mean, my daughter mentioned that some kids were saying mean things to others and to her about how they look. So this book was a great conversation starter about how different everyone’s faces are. The book shows a variety of faces, cultures and facial features. I could see my daughter becoming more self aware and appreciative of the many different faces she saw in the book. By the end, she was more confident in the way she looked and proud to be diverse (she is mixed race). Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

#ThisIsMyWonderfulFace #NetGalley

[Lila Danisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations were so cute and funny. Just looking at them made my son laugh happily. But then he asked a very important question, "Why is the picture of a woman with hijab like you so small, Ibu?" Because yes, even though there was a representative of woman in hijab, but it was only one and so small, in the corner of video call screen.
It's actually fine, but for me, it would be better if there was bigger and clearer illustration of woman in hijab because hijab is one of things that makes its wearer face wonderful.
Overall, this book is good to introduce little ones about face and its beauty no matter how different it's from one and another.

Thank you to Miriam Moore-Keish, Capstone Publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

[thebookthatamylikes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Is My Wonderful Face by Miriam Moore-Keish does a great job pairing the words with the fun buy close to life illustrations of how people all have the same features but they can look different and how these beautiful features all express human emotion. This is a great story to share with young people in how they can use their five senses to experience and interpret the world around them.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #Capstone for the chance to get an ARC of #ThisIsMyWonderfulFace.

[K.C. Norton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is cute! The illustrations highlight a variety of facial features, but the text mostly focuses on what those things do. In other words, rather than going straight for "some noses are small while others are..." kind of language, the text will describe what a child smells with their nose, and the illustrations include a variety of different types of facial features. The images were charming (and there's hearing aid rep!). I have a bit of trouble seeing this as a book that would have a lot of reread value with a single kid, but might be a good fit for a classroom or library readaloud to spark conversations.

I read this book as an eARC through NetGalley.

[TAreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

A WONDERFUL book by writer Miriam Moore-Keish and illustrator Bece Luna! The illustrations are SO colorful; and you see a variety of different facial features, skin tones, teeth, ear, eyes, noses and more! I love the diversity shown in this book and all the expressions that take you along with the text! An extra shout out for the BEAUTIFUL COVER!

The book will help the readers take note of specific features which human beings carry and what individual features make all of us unique and beautiful.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Playful and vibrant, This Is My Wonderful Face shows just that: wonderfully unique faces doing and feeling all sorts of wonderful things! This is a perfect way to introduce children to the features of their own unique faces, and to acquaint them with faces that may be different from theirs. The illustrations are so expressive and fun, and I love that the back pages encourage the reader to do some reflecting on what they've seen in the books' faces.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Panda Incognito · Rating 4 out of 5]

This beautifully illustrated picture book depicts the faces of children from many different ethnic backgrounds, and also includes different types of disabilities and facial differences. This works very well as a basic concept book as well as a diversity title, and it teaches kids about parts of the face and what they do. This is a great way to teach kids about faces, senses, and the different ways that people look.

I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley, and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mother of two here! Miriam Moore-Keish does such a wonderful job helping younger kids celebrate the unique differences in each one of us. As the author walks through each of our senses, the illustrator Bece Luna does a beautiful job drawing children of all ethnicities. As a mother, I love the friendly reminders this book provides. Overall, we loved this book and would recommend it for a preschool/kindergarten age group!

Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone Editions for this eARC!

[Jeanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to capstone for the advanced digital copy!

This book is such a wonderful look at everything that makes us different while still showing that we are also the same. I loved the illustrations and the prose about using your nose/eyes/chin to experience the world. I can just picture my kids giggling and enjoying this book! I loved how the pictures depicted the child with the hearing aid and the various shapes that noses come in. This would be a great addition to any children's library

[bookedallnight withnakita Nakita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Capstone for an early copy of this book-all opinions are my own.

My kids and I really enjoyed reading this book together! I loved the diverse representation of faces. The illustrations were fun and vibrant and my kids liked seeing all the different expressions. It’s a great book for early readers to practice with too because there aren’t too many words on each page.

[RatGrrrl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC through NetGalley for an honest review.

This is a wonderful children's book that explores the different parts of the face through a gloriously diverse cast of children doing all manner of and in the process teaches the the variety of shapes, colours, and sizes of each part come in.

Wonderful art, wonderful message told so naturally, truly wonderful!

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is wonderful. It’s about all different faces and the things someone does with them. It points out differences, and how they’re the same. Uniqueness between people. It’s just well done and thoughtful. This should be one I could see being in classrooms and libraries for years to come.

[Jennifer Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is going to be a great addition to my "All About Me" unit in the fall. My preschoolers are going to be able to relate to every page. We will be able to discuss emotions and our 5 senses which is a bonus. The illustrations are amazing.

[Nitoy Gonzales · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book on different parts of face and how they are used in different and sometimes silly ways. The author really puts the reader to the perspective of a kid. Well written and enjoyable. The artwork is superbly complimenting the story.

[Allie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this so much. I appreciate the diversity a lot and I really like all the different senses it ties into different parts of the face too! I think this is a great book for all kiddos!

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars
I read a digital copy courtesy of the publisher.
Colorful celebrations of the parts of our faces which may be different looking but are all the same in their purpose and function.

[Diane Rembert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book teaches children about their different facial expressions…when they’re frightened, happy, angry, etc. This is one that I definitely recommend.

[Charley Goodyear · Rating 4 out of 5]

In This is My Wonderful Face, we explore all the parts of our face, accompanied by beautiful artwork and a wonderfully diverse cast of children. In addition to the main sense organs (eyes, ears, etc), this book spends a page or two on cheeks, chin, and forehead, which can expand vocabulary for kids who don't know these parts yet. My only trouble with this book is the blurb says "Readers can explore all the different variations in facial features and learn words to describe them, from single and double eyelids to full lips and cleft palate scars to Nubian and button noses". None of this vocabulary or description is in the text, and would depend on the reader to be able to point them out and explain them.
The blurb recommends ages 5-7, however as a preschool teacher I would probably recommend 3-6. Its simple enough for the youngest preschoolers, and entertaining enough for the older kindergarteners. I plan on adding it to my preschool library.

Thank you to Netgalley and Capstone for the review copy, all opinions are my own.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended for ages 3 to 6

I’m always on board for books that celebrate the beauty and diversity of faces, and this one does exactly that. This Is My Wonderful Face walks little readers through all the things faces can do—smile, scrunch, smell, see—and highlights each part along the way.

It’s simple, sweet, and a great conversation starter for talking about how every face is different and special in its own way.

And of course, as any picture book should, it comes with lovely illustrations—playful, warm, and expressive. A great pick for preschoolers and early elementary kiddos!

This Is My Wonderful Face will be published August 1, 2025.

Thank you to NetGalley, Capstone | Capstone Editions, Miriam Moore-Keish, and Beca Luna (illustrator) for this free, advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like that this book includes a page for students to think about what they notice is similar and what is different. Engaging kids to think about what they noticed is a great conversation starter as well as to help them with comprehension skills.
Overall this was a cute book but not sure how much students would like it from the library. Inside a classroom I think this would be perfect!