There is children's book, that I bought for my son-based solely on the title. It is called I Like Myself! It is by Karen Beaumont, with illustrations by David Catrow.
"I like myself!
I'm glad I'm me.
There's no one else I'd rather be."
If there is one thing I can instill in my child (and possible future children) it is to love themselves, and to be who they are, no matter what other people think, because what people see on the outside is just a fraction of what makes you, you! I want to teach my son to be a good person, and that what is in his heart and mind is more important than his looks. A beautiful person is NOT beautiful if there is hate in their heart and mind! A baby is not born hating anyone or anything. It is how that baby is raised and the environment in which that baby is raised that makes them grow into adults who hate, and who obviously do not like themselves!
There is another children's book that we read over and over to Xander. It is called Whoever You Are by Mem Fox and illustrated by Leslie Staub.
"Little one, whoever you are, wherever you are, there are little ones just like you all over the world."
This book talks about children all over the world and the differences in their outward appearances and in how they live, but how we are all the same in our hearts. Do you think the world would be a different place if every parent all over the world read these books to their children? Maybe we wouldn't be so quick to look at some one and judge them solely on their outward appearance.
Thanks for letting me share these books with you, and I hope that you will take the opportunity to read them and share them with the children in your life. If we all were to like ourselves more, maybe we wouldn't dislike others so much!
