My Body is my Home by Jasper Peach & Beci Orpin

This colourful and vibrant picture book for young children explains in an entertaining way the role of bodies and how they are uniquely our own. There is information about the heart, the lungs, the digestive system, feelings, our minds, and our brains. The rhyming text brings a lightness and warmth to the important message that our body is our home and it belongs to us. This is shared in a gentle yet reassuring manner. The full-page simplistic collage images provide the three-to-six-year-old age group with an engaging backdrop to reinforce the ideas expressed in the text. It is never too young to learn to accept who you are, to love your body and respect that we are all different. Teacher's notes are available from the publisher.

Themes: Growing up, Body Facts, Inclusivity, Health, Self-love, Confidence.

Kathryn Beilby