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Simply Me Is The Best I Can Be
“Kindy, the little fawn,
played in the meadow for hours,
running and jumping
through grass and flowers.
But one thing saddened him,
it was quite unfunny:
he couldn’t bounce high
like his good friend Bunny.
He’d been trying for weeks,
but didn’t make it at all,
as much as he tried,
he would always fall.”
When Kindy comes home tired and disappointed,
he decides to have a talk with his Dad,
who tells him an important secret that will help him.
In this wonderful story about little Kindy,
we’ll learn about self-acceptance, love, and confidence.
“…Because it’s true, you see,
Simply me is the best I can be!”
played in the meadow for hours,
running and jumping
through grass and flowers.
But one thing saddened him,
it was quite unfunny:
he couldn’t bounce high
like his good friend Bunny.
He’d been trying for weeks,
but didn’t make it at all,
as much as he tried,
he would always fall.”
When Kindy comes home tired and disappointed,
he decides to have a talk with his Dad,
who tells him an important secret that will help him.
In this wonderful story about little Kindy,
we’ll learn about self-acceptance, love, and confidence.
“…Because it’s true, you see,
Simply me is the best I can be!”
28 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 18, 2021
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September 5, 2021SIMPLY ME IS THE BEST I CAN BE
Written by Na’ama Gal
Illustrations by Noam Marzook
Design by Omer Binder
In the beginning of this book, we are familiarised with some lovely animals that co-exist in the forest, while the author brings our attention to a fawn named Kindy. He, in his naiveté, allows external circumstances to get the best of him when he compares himself to his friend, Bunny. We notice how hard Kindy tries to imitate Bunny out of sheer comparison and yet fails to do so. Through Kindy’s journey of self-awareness, we come across precious lessons of life. The best inference from this for a child is to understand the importance of accepting your own weaknesses and strengths. For all parents out there, this story is a gentle reminder to be there for their children, regardless of how trivial their issues are.
With today’s society changing constantly, every individual has to learn to adapt to these constant changes and a small lesson like ‘simply me is the best I can be’ is a great way of encouraging children to be who they are. Only when we realise who we truly are can we then extend a hand of help towards those who are distressed. Further ahead in this story, we learn that Kindy helps a giraffe who has fallen by a lakeside. The giraffe is too embarrassed to ask for help until Kindy approaches him. Here, Kindy understands the value of helping one another when one feels defeated.
Further on when all the animal friends meet in a group - the giraffe, the bunny, the fox and the deer, whilst each of them grumble about the things they cannot do, the reminder of ‘simply me is the best I can be’ by the giraffe and Kindy reassures everyone of their strengths and they must try to always count their blessings rather than troubles.
In a nutshell, this book talks about emotions, life lessons and the value of friends and family. These lessons are needed to be imparted in kids from a young age. The dialogues are very effective and easy to read and the illustrations are a treat to one’s eyes. Each illustration by Noam Marzook has been so specifically crafted that it takes the young minds on a journey of artistic imagination. This definitely helps in honing young minds in the art of creativity as well. A must read for animal and nature lovers!
Written by Na’ama Gal
Illustrations by Noam Marzook
Design by Omer Binder
In the beginning of this book, we are familiarised with some lovely animals that co-exist in the forest, while the author brings our attention to a fawn named Kindy. He, in his naiveté, allows external circumstances to get the best of him when he compares himself to his friend, Bunny. We notice how hard Kindy tries to imitate Bunny out of sheer comparison and yet fails to do so. Through Kindy’s journey of self-awareness, we come across precious lessons of life. The best inference from this for a child is to understand the importance of accepting your own weaknesses and strengths. For all parents out there, this story is a gentle reminder to be there for their children, regardless of how trivial their issues are.
With today’s society changing constantly, every individual has to learn to adapt to these constant changes and a small lesson like ‘simply me is the best I can be’ is a great way of encouraging children to be who they are. Only when we realise who we truly are can we then extend a hand of help towards those who are distressed. Further ahead in this story, we learn that Kindy helps a giraffe who has fallen by a lakeside. The giraffe is too embarrassed to ask for help until Kindy approaches him. Here, Kindy understands the value of helping one another when one feels defeated.
Further on when all the animal friends meet in a group - the giraffe, the bunny, the fox and the deer, whilst each of them grumble about the things they cannot do, the reminder of ‘simply me is the best I can be’ by the giraffe and Kindy reassures everyone of their strengths and they must try to always count their blessings rather than troubles.
In a nutshell, this book talks about emotions, life lessons and the value of friends and family. These lessons are needed to be imparted in kids from a young age. The dialogues are very effective and easy to read and the illustrations are a treat to one’s eyes. Each illustration by Noam Marzook has been so specifically crafted that it takes the young minds on a journey of artistic imagination. This definitely helps in honing young minds in the art of creativity as well. A must read for animal and nature lovers!
September 1, 2021
The images in this child’s rhyming story are pleasingly detailed, inviting readers to look further and recognize both elements of their own lives and elements of nature. The rhymes are smooth and simple too, until poor Kindy starts falling apart in his longing to jump as high as Bunny. The effect of the change in rhythm is appealing to an adult, and will have the child remembering all the times they’ve said “I wanted… I tried…”
The lesson in this story is simple and wise as well, nicely told in a story within the story. But that’s not the end of the book, which is good, as children always want more. The lesson is repeated when the generous Kindy helps others, and maybe this book will help children be their best selves, content in themselves, and happy helping others too.
An enjoyable, well-told tale.
Disclosure, I was given an ecopy to read and I offer my honest review.
The lesson in this story is simple and wise as well, nicely told in a story within the story. But that’s not the end of the book, which is good, as children always want more. The lesson is repeated when the generous Kindy helps others, and maybe this book will help children be their best selves, content in themselves, and happy helping others too.
An enjoyable, well-told tale.
Disclosure, I was given an ecopy to read and I offer my honest review.
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