You Are Beautiful

by Todd Snow, Melodee Strong (Illustrator), Pamela Espeland (Editor)

Each child is precious, valuable...and beautiful. With simple words and detailed illustrations that relate to children's everyday lives, You Are Beautiful lets very young children know they are beautiful on the outside, and the inside. Children learn that beauty is more than skin deep and they are beautiful in many ways, just the way they are. A warm, affirming, important little book.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Board Book

First published July 15, 2007

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of an early education series for building social emotional learning (SEL), this title repeats the phrase “you are beautiful” across double-page spreads. It depicts children with and without adults and uses positive vocabulary to emphasize beauty in all forms (eg whether playing in the dirt, laughing, waking up, crying from getting hurt). The artwork is bright and colorful, representing children from different cultures. This is a short book with no plot or leading characters, but a helpful tool in reinforcing SEL.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack borrowed this book from the Ashland Public Library. He has enjoyed all the books in this series, so I snatched it up. It was the last one we needed to finish the series.

When I started to read the book, Jack was standing at his bookshelf to pick a different book out. But he stopped and turned and listened to me read the whole thing. He smiled and pointed at the boy trying on the superhero costume and the girl fixing her hair. He really likes how these books have detailed illustrations of other kids.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really sincere book that has some great representation in the artwork!

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

The message of this book is good, but the art style is not my taste.

[Maren Prestegaard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a fan of the illustrations though I loved the diversity. Maren was introduced to this series at school.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, repetitive book about being beautiful. Good for self confidence.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series of books, they are so sweet and are perfect for any age.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book. Celebrates a child's inner and outer beauty as they go about their day.