This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is From My Head to My Toes.
A joyful ode to loving and caring for our bodies, from Olympic gold medalist and advocate Aly Raisman and bestselling artist Bea Jackson.
My body is my own.
My body is just right for me,
From my head to my toes
From My Head to My Toes gently introduces young listeners to the topics of consent and bodily autonomy in a positive way. Cheerful and informative, this story focuses on the powerful message of self-love. Aly's inspiring words are paired with expert-vetted resources, giving adults the tools to begin having these essential conversations with kids from a young age.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.
1 of 1 copy available
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Release date
April 2, 2024 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781250831613
- File size: 5149 KB
- Duration: 00:10:43
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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March 4, 2024
Affirmations weave throughout activist and Olympian Raisman’s work about boundary setting and being in tune with one’s body—as a motif reads, “from my head to my toes.” Early lines celebrate self-love (“I am strong./ I am beautiful./
I am unique”) and caretaking (“I love my body,/ so I am kind to my body”), then move into specific appreciations for the way that a person’s body can communicate (“It tells me/ when I am hot or cold,/ and when I am sleepy/ or hurt or hungry”). Eventually, the refrain provides transition
to a discussion of bodily autonomy and consent. Plain-spoken text prepares readers for moments when someone might “hug me or tickle me” without first asking permission, and then asserts every individual’s right to say no when people who “do not respect that my body is my own... touch me without my permission.” In kinetic action scenes, Jackson’s signature-style artwork features active youth of varied abilities, body types, and skin tones, among them the author, identifiable in an “Aly” tee. A note to adult readers addresses the author’s personal experience with abuse and offers resources. Ages 4–8.
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