The Best Part of Me: Children Talk About their Bodies in Pictures and Words

Got this as a gift for my niece and nephew. It sends a great message about body positivity regardless of race, gender or appearance. The writings in the book stress the importance of loving our bodies and all of their parts. Great for confidence building in a society that is obsessed with appearance.

Great read aloud! If your looking for a book that promotes a love for each others' uniqueness, this book is just right for you. I use it in my classroom and have a conversation about our differences and similarities and the things that make us special and unique.

We are just beginning this project. I will take pictures of my students next week of their favorite part of their body. Then they will write a paragraph telling why that part is their favorite and what that part does for them. IE: My eyes…allow me to see the world, see my friends, see my mom and dad’s smile when they are proud of me. I will take a closeup of their chose part and post it with their paragraph. So excited!!

Positive body image needs to be built starting from a very young age. I used this book in my first grade lesson on body image. The students had the opportunity to discuss what they like about their body and then wrote about it on a sheet titled, "The Best Part of Me." I was a little worried the students wouldn't take it seriously, but was pleasantly surprised with what the kiddos came up with. This year, I would like to take pictures like this book did and make our very own class book. My students loved looking at the beautiful photographs while reading writing of real students. This book is a must for any elementary grade!

This book is so sweet and inspiring to my students. We did a class project with this book and it turned out so well!

Love this book! Purchased to use in my classroom and do an assignment based on the book. The students loved it and said it was their favorite assignment of the year so far.

I shared this book with my third grade class in the beginning of the year. Each double page spread has a child's writing (best self-edited) and a black and white photo. Since the writers were close to their ages, they could model their own writing after the writing in the book. Each child chose their "best part" to write about and then posed for a picture of their hair, feet, etc. I used a digital camera to take black and white photos. The lack of color really emphasized their work. These are now mounted on their lockers for all to see and I have never had as many comments on student writing. This book could inspire writers of many ages.

A teacher-created product suggested using this book to introduce opinion writing to first graders. After reading this book, my students were all successful at writing their first opinion pieces. I especially love that it is written by children and that it includes their actual writing, not typing. I took of one star for the page with the chest, as my class didn't respond well to that.

Was is near perfect condition. Very pleased with my purchase!

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Love this book! Highly recommend

My students love this book and so do I!! Great for self-esteem work. We usually make our own class book with the pages the students write about themselves after reading the book. It's fantastic!

Wow this book is exactly what I thought it would be and more. I read this book to my students and they were in complete awe. They all want to publish their own books now! This book also inspired some great conversation around the best parts of us. I know this book brightened everyone's day.