Beautiful You Beautiful Me

Izzy’s favorite place to be is in Mama’s arms―skin to skin, safe and warm. One night, cuddled up on Mama’s lap, Izzy notices something she’s never noticed before: her skin is the color of chocolate, but Mama’s skin is the color of sand. When Izzy realizes she’s different from Mama in other ways, too, she feels sad and confused. She wants to be beautiful like Mama! But Mama addresses Izzy’s disappointment with a gentle, loving refrain: You’re part of me, and I’m part of you. I’m beautiful like me, and you’re beautiful like you. Finding lessons from nature and repeating her affirming message, Mama encourages Izzy to see her own unique beauty.Should Lizzy be sad that she looks so different from mama? NO! She is Beautiful as you Beautiful as me. She is Beautiful as she is.
Grandpa Burch settled into his favorite armchair, a well-worn book resting on his lap. "Alright everyone," he announced, his voice a warm rumble, "who's ready for another storytime? Grandpa Burch reading stories for my granddaughter and her friends. I hope you and your young ones enjoy.