Preschool Book Review: I Like Myself!

From the Preschool Book

"I like me on the inside, too, for all I think and say and do. Inside, outside, upside down, from head to toe and all around, I like it all! It all is me! And me is all I want to be."

I Like Myself! Is the story of a little girl who likes herself just the way she is. She does not care what anyone else says or thinks about her because she knows how special she really is. She would like herself no matter what she looked like, even if she had beaver breath or stinky toes.

I Like Myself!Is a wonderful preschool book for teaching preschoolers about their own emotional needs. Many preschool educational programs neglect an essential part of healthy preschooler development by focusing too much on educational development and not enough on emotional development. Preschoolers are at a critical point in their emotional development. They are learning who they are and who they want to be.

I Like Myself! Encourages preschoolers to accept themselves for the person they are, no matter what. Sadly, preschoolers are often the focus of a lot of negative attention every day. Encouraging their healthy emotional development gives them an essential foundation that they will need to develop lasting self esteem and help them to get through the school years a much more secure person.

Writer Karen Beaumont and illustrator David Catrow, the same team that brought us the witty I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers), teamed up again on I Like Myself! Beaumont's rhythmic chant and Catrow's colorful and entertaining illustrations are a winning combination. This is a book that preschoolers will want to read over and over again.