I Love My Body Because
By (Author) Shelly Anand
By (author) Nomi Ellenson
Illustrated by Erika Rodriguez Medina
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
19th October 2022
United States
Children
Fiction
813.6
Hardback
32
Width 279mm, Height 229mm, Spine 10mm
458g
All Are Welcome meets Bodies Are Cool in this picture book that shows us what makes every body special.
Everybody has a body and every body is good. Your body takes you where you want to go. Your body is your first home. And your body is different from everyone elses body! I Love My Body Because is a gentle and poetic picture book for the youngest readers about celebrating your own body and all the different, wonderful bodies that make up our world.
Shelly Anand is the author of the acclaimed picture bookLaxmis Mooch, which was featured on theTodayshow, NBC News, and inGlamourmagazine. Shelly is also an immigrant and labor rights attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her BA from Wellesley College and her JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. She lives in Georgia with her fabulous husband and two adorable but also naughty children.
Nomi Ellenson is a photographer and body awareness artist in New York City. Her work focuses on celebrating the individuality and beauty of each woman she photographs. Nomi received her BA in psychology from Barnard College and is based on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her dog, Teddy.
Erika Medina is a Mexican illustrator and art instructor living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is interested in storytelling, myths and legends, and scary stories.