Grumpy Monkey Don't Be Scared
Halloween is over, but it looks like we're not really done with Halloween books! This is part of a book series that never disappoints the readers.
Body autonomy, boundaries, and consent - very important topics handled so well in a simple picture book.
Title: From My Head to My Toes I Say What Goes
Author: Charlotte Barkla
Illustration: Jacqui Lee
Publisher: Bright Light
This book gives kids the message that it is okay to say yes or no to the same things, but maybe at different times; it may be a hug or kiss or a pillow fight. The kids should understand that their body is not under anybody else' control, but their own. We should also respect others' personal space, choices, and boundaries. If someone says no to us, we should be okay and let them be, because everyone has the right to make their own choices.
📚 A big concept described effortlessly using fun rhymes, age-appropriate language, and bright and colorful illustrations.
📚 I love how this book is culturally diverse.
📚 This book would be very useful from the toddler stage onwards (if the child is interested too), otherwise, I would say this fits the elementary-aged kids best.
Halloween is over, but it looks like we're not really done with Halloween books! This is part of a book series that never disappoints the readers.
Of late, I got to read two fascinating non-fiction books, which changed my ideology of the food and grocery industry from the roots up.
There are many immigrants who purposefully forget their language or use the immigrated country's language only, for the sake of being on par with every other person in the immigrated country and to not feel left alone. And generation after generation, this passes on and on. After sometime, there comes a point when these immigrants are ashamed of...