In store now! Happy to Be Me by Emma Dodd

This simple rhyming book is a joyful celebrations of diversity, difference to encourage body confidence and self esteem in young children.

Order your copy today directly through October Books or buy online through our bookshop store and we’ll get a commission on your purchase.

Happy to Be Me by Emma Dodd
Paperback RRP £6.99

A fun-filled, rhyming book celebrating bodies of all kinds, from Emma Dodd, the bestselling author-illustrator of Forever and Sometimes .

Thank you, hands, you touch and hold.

Ears, you hear the things I'm told.

Thank you, eyes, you let me see.

Oh, I'm so happy to be me!

Emma Dodd's simple, heartfelt story offers children and their parents a way of talking easily, and with gratitude, about their bodies and the wonderful things they can do. This is the perfect way to build body confidence and self-esteem in even the youngest children!

'With simple, rhyming text and bright, colourful artwork, this delightful picture book ... reminds us that each and every body is different, with its diverse cast of young friends including a wheelchair-user, a child with a hearing aid and characters with glasses. Another success from the bestselling author-illustrator' BookTrust

Order your copy today directly from October Books or buy online through our bookshop store and we’ll get commission on your purchase.

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