Be Your Own Man - by Jessica Sanders (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From the author of Love Your Body and the illustrator of Two Grooms on a Cake

"A really unique book that can be lifesaving for the many kids who don't fit the narrow old ideas of what maleness is. It will widen the perspective ofchildren and parents alike. It also covers emotional intelligence so beautifully. Such a lot in just a few pages." Steve Biddulph, author, Raising Boys

Have you ever felt you should act a certain way or do certain things, just because you're a boy? This book encourages young boys to broaden their ideas about what it means to be a boy, supporting them to feel free and proud to be who they truly are. Every boy deserves to be themselves without apology, and know that being themselves now will make them the man they will become in the future.

Review Quotes

"An important book about positive body image and self-affirmation that every young person should read, regardless of gender or sexual orientation." --Booklist starred review of Love Your Body

"Highlights the fact that all bodies are different but can do so many amazing things." ―HuffPost on Love Your Body

"There's much to love here." ―Kirkus Reviews on Love Your Body

"A self-love book every girl needs to read!" ―Parenting Healthy on Love Your Body

"Celebrates all types of bodies, and teaches kids how to take care of their bodies and be proud of them." ―Geek Dad on Love Your Body

"As beautiful as it is informative." --Kirkus starred review of Two Grooms on a Cake

"Cathro's affectionate illustrations-with vintage 1970s' colors and vibes-not only expand the text but also capture its sweet spirit exactly. ―Bookliston Two Grooms on a Cake

About the Author

Jessica Sanders is the best-selling, award-winning author of Love Your Body and Me Time and is an advocate and social worker from Melbourne. Jessica has a bachelor's degree in fine art photography, a postgraduate certificate in gender studies and a masters in social work. She has volunteered for several women's rights organizations, supported women and children fleeing family violence and lectured at schools teaching the importance of respect for self and others.

Robbie Cathro is an illustrator and storyteller living in Bristol, UK, where he creates fun and lively work. He loves bright colors, limited palettes, atmospheric textures, and layered characters, all of which are inspired by the animation he loves, the folktales he reads, and the small stories you find in the corner of your day-to-day life. He loves nothing more than getting a brief that covers a subject from the other side of the world--whether that's the animals and inhabitants of Yosemite Park, Chinese inventors, Victorian ghosts, or girls being rescued from towers by giant owls.