Bodies Are Cool: A picture book celebration of all kinds of bodies

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This book shows young readers a wide variety of bodies. Whether it's size, height, gender, ability, hair (head and body), eyes, skin colors, scars or marks, kids will learn about body diversity. Bodies are Cool is the most amazing body-positive book for children I've ever read. Written and illustrated by Tyler Feder (creator of the incredible graphic memoir Dancing at the Pity Party), the book includes positive, inclusive illustrations of all kinds of human bodies. Feder writes and draws about mental health, too. It’s all connected, she said. Her 2020 book, Dancing at the Pity Party , subtitled “a dead mom graphic memoir,” starts before her mother’s ovarian cancer diagnosis and continues after her death when Feder was a sophomore in college, reflecting on the grief of a “motherless life” with candor and humor. Her next book, Are You Mad at Me? — cowritten with one of her sisters and set to be published in September — is a picture book that follows an anxious ostrich who always thinks other animals are mad at her. From two Nobel Peace Prize winners, an invitation to look past sadness and loneliness to the joy that surrounds us. Depicting societally marginalized human bodies in all their joyful, normal glory, this book is cool.

Full of humor, rage, and heart . . . A triumphant ending shows how systemic change can be made when girls stand together. Absolutely necessary for tweens and teens . . . Straight fire." -- Booklist, starred reviewFrom the author and illustrator of the gorgeous and solemn graphic memoir Dancing at the Pity Party comes a lively and glorious picture book that is all about body positivity, from head to toe. The story is anthemic and reads like an affirmation that highlights all the lovely types of bodies out there and how they are really cool. Feder’s book is inclusive and will instill in readers confidence and pride! When do you feel best in your body? What activities, clothes, foods, etc. make you feel good? How can people who care about you support you as you grow and your body changes? As Feder drew her way through the alphabet, her followers saw themselves in various letters and found comfort and joy in them as well.

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over. Everyone needs this book on their shelf immediately.” — Jessamyn Stanley, author of Every Body YogaMy first solo work is a fully-illustrated graphic memoir about my mom’s death during spring break of my sophomore year of college. It’s sad but also silly and weird, just like loss.

Authored by podcasters Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin, this field guide is part intersectional feminist history and part practical how-to for modern feminists.There were many different kinds of fat bodies. There were taut fat bellies, and there were bellies with multiple low-hanging rolls. From skin color, hair types, body hair, eyes, faces, to tummies, legs, scars and more, there are hundreds of wonderful visuals in this body-positive book that shows that your body and their body and everybody's body is unique and beautiful. My niece is a very curious and empathetic kid. She always has a lot of questions about strangers’ bodies when we go out together. I’m not a parent and am never quite sure how to help her learn without pointing, staring, or being rude (I try my best but I’m never sure the exact best way to do it). I bought this book for her so we could examine and talk all we want about all kinds of different bodies in private. She loved it. It was so helpful for me to be able to explain all kinds of bodies to her without being put on the spot to do it directly in front of the human in real life. And I think she felt relieved to be able to ask all of her questions, express fear and concern, etc without having to worry about hurting someone’s feelings. A bustling celebration of body positivity that lovingly features bodies, skin, and hair of all kinds . . . Feder chooses clear and unapologetic language to describe body characteristics, challenging the negative connotations that are often attached to those bodies . . . Depicting societally marginalized human bodies in all their joyful, normal glory, this book is cool." — Kirkus, starred review How to ensure accessibility becomes your standard practice, from everyday communication to planning special events