Everybody has a body.
And every body is different.
In this bold and understanding portrayal of bodies that differ in so many ways—shape, size, the way they move, what they like to do, how they eat, and what they accomplish—Allison Pataki’s text reassures young readers that every body is special and can do great things.
Inspired by her family, this book also includes a note sharing the backstory and offering caregivers a way to talk to their children about medical differences.
Author
Allison Pataki
Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor’s Wife, The Accidental Empress, Sisi, The Queen’s Fortune, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, Finding Margaret Fuller, Beauty in the Broken Places, and two children’s books (with Marya Myers). Pataki’s novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former news writer and producer, Pataki has written for The New York Times, USA Today, and other outlets. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and Morning Joe. Pataki graduated cum laude from Yale University and lives in New York with her husband and family.
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Alexandra Boiger
Alexandra Boiger (AlexandraBoiger.com) has illustrated nearly twenty picture books, including the She Persisted series by by Chelsea Clinton; the popular Tallulah series by Marilyn Singer; and the Max and Marla books, which she also wrote. Originally from Munich, Germany, she now lives outside of San Francisco, California, with her husband, Andrea; daughter, Vanessa; and two cats, Luiso and Winter. You can follow Alexandra on Instagram @alexandra_boiger.
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