Big, small, dancing, happy bodies float around the opening text on the first page, setting the stage for an inclusive, body positive journey. From 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. This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over. Ballet was always my favorite, and I really love the aesthetic — I love all the swishy, sheer fabrics and the skirts and the way they wear their hair,” she said.

From 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. begins this engaging picture book, extolling the variety and splendor of human bodies in gentle, singsong text.Sincere but not sappy, this bittersweet and affecting meditation on the author’s experiences also serves as a heartfelt celebration of her mother’s life. If she can make work that helps people see both themselves and others in a more generous way, then her job here is done. Displayed is a richly detailed tapestry of people with many skin tones, hair colors, shapes and sizes, clothing choices, and abilities; examples include wheelchairs, a hijab swimsuit, prosthetics on adults and kids, diabetics with insulin pumps, etc. They show several different disabilities (colostomies, canes, and more), skin colors, races, sizes, ages, trans guy chest scars, kinds of hair, hairy and not hairy, scars, birth marks and more.

What a wonderful celebration of bodies in ALL their varieties shown in community together, being just as they are! A variety of skin colors, types of hair (including hairy legs, lip hair, and underarm hair), different eye colors and eye shapes, and even noses and fingers are on display. Grieving teens will find incredible solace in Feder’s story; all readers will be stirred by this wrenching yet uplifting musing. Many children's books with this theme tend to present their subjects through normalcy-colored glasses, using less detail in the illustrations to make the differences look more in line with societal beauty standards. But to remember that there was this moment where I genuinely couldn’t understand why he would want to have a different body than what he had,” she said.

Without using technical words, she introduces four forms of hibernation—chipmunks nap and snack; bears mainly sleep; Northern wood frogs become an “icy pop,” frozen until spring; and normally solitary garter snakes snuggle together in huge masses. Feder’s simple art features light pink backgrounds, a diverse cast of supporting characters, and details that make the story feel real . Depicting societally marginalized human bodies in all their joyful, normal glory, this book is cool.