Momee Zee Review
“But what make these books stand out from other books that have similar themes is the cast of children…”
Suzie Olsen is a mother, engineer and children’s book author. She appreciated the diversity in all of our MVP Kids® seen on every page. Follow this link to see why she thinks these books are great not only on MCBD but any time of the year.
“As a female engineer, supporting diversity in my profession is close to my heart and supporting diversity in children’s book is an extension of that. It’s why I’m excited to be participating in MCBD and to have received books from Real MVP Kids that feature children from all kinds of cultural backgrounds. The books in the Real MVP Kids catalog are the perfect books for reading on MCBD with your children.
All five books are great to read with toddlers (and babies and older kids too!). Jack, my toddler, enjoyed reading them with me, but his favorite book (of the series) seemed to be Celebrate! The Way I’m Made. He liked the rhyme of that book the best and enjoyed pointing out the different body parts when I’d read them (eyes! hair! hands!). He also really liked the illustration of the kids and balloons on the cover, always asking for the balloons book.
Of course what I liked about the series was a little different from what my toddler preferred. The themes in each book are familiar, like body positive in Celebrate! The Way I’m Made, and comforting, like the love of parents in Celebrate! Mommies and Daddies, making the stories good to share with young children. But what make these books stand out from other books that have similar themes is the cast of children– every illustration in the books has children of different colors, genders, ethnicity, and shapes and sizes. A child should be able to self-identify with at least one character in the series, which is important to me as a female engineer and mother. The illustrations are colorful and pleasant, invoking the celebration in each book. There is also “Helpful Teaching Tips” at the end of each book that will help parents/guardians and educators in navigating difficult subjects, like low self-esteem (related to the body positive theme in Celebrate! The Way I’m Made).”