Who I Am: Words I Tell Myself (A Picture Book)

by Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Overview

Encourage kids to practice self-love every day with Who I Am, an uplifting picture book collection of positive affirmations and companion to Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds’s New York Times bestselling I Am series.

When the unkind voice gets loud and I feel down, I can tell myself:
I am enough. In this world, I matter.

We all have rough days: tough times when we feel down and an unkind voice in our mind can make us feel disappointed in ourselves. But we can talk back to that unkind voice; we can find the voice that will lift us up instead. We can tell ourselves words that are positive, supportive, and true.

A celebration of self-love and owning all the things that make us special, Who I Am: Words I Tell Myself is a heartfelt collection of positive affirmations, helping us to affirm that we are human, we are enough, and we are deserving of all kinds of love—especially our own.

Also available:
I Am Human
I Am Love
I Am One
I Am Me
I Am Peace
I Am Yoga
I Am Courage

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419770913
Publisher:	Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/05/2023
Series:	I Am Books
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Susan Verde is the bestselling author of I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, I Am Courage, I Am Me, The Museum, and You and Me, all illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, as well as the Feel-Good Fairy Tales books, illustrated by Jay Fleck, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Soul, illustrated by Matthew Cordell. In addition to writing, she teaches kids yoga and mindfulness. Susan lives with her three children and their menagerie of pets in East Hampton, New York.


Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of many bestselling and award-winning picture books. His books include The Dot, Ish, I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, and I Am Courage. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he operates the beloved shop Blue Bunny Books and Toys.

Editorial Reviews

***STARRED REVIEW***
"This inspiring book gently teaches kids to use positive affirmations to remember they’re actually terrific. A must-read that will remind all kids of just how great they are."

Kirkus

***STARRED REVIEW***
"This inspiring book gently teaches kids to use positive affirmations to remember they’re actually terrific. A must-read that will remind all kids of just how great they are."—Kirkus

From the Publisher

★ 2023-08-12
You are your loudest cheerleader.

In a world filled with negativity, it’s important that children say positive things to themselves to quell the internal voices trying to make them believe they’re anything less than kind and exceptional. This inspiring book gently teaches kids to use positive affirmations to remember they’re actually terrific. “It’s with these words that I am describing the real me. With these words, I know who I am.” Verde doesn’t suggest it’s wrong to experience unhappy feelings, however: “I am human. I am allowed to feel. I am supposed to feel.” It’s OK to talk about feelings, too, for anxious or other troublesome emotions will pass. As for mistakes, failings, and other challenges? There’s a positive angle to them, too. This work contains numerous examples of empowering affirmations kids should learn to tell themselves, but, as the preface sagely advises adults, grown-ups should use this volume so that little ones will hear the positive vocabulary they must internalize to be able to affirm their own value. The delightful, uplifting illustrations, created with traditional and digital inks, plus gouache, watercolors, and tea, feature active, racially diverse children, sometimes appearing in groups, sometimes alone or in meditative poses. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A must-read that will remind all kids of just how great they are. (Picture book. 5-9)

Kirkus Reviews