I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
- ISBN13: 9780060287610
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Celebrate liking yourself! Through alternating points of view, a girl’s and a boy’s, Jamie Lee Curtis’s triumphant text and Laura Cornell’s lively artwork show kids that the key to feeling good is liking yourself because you are you. Like the duo’s first New York Times best-seller, Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, this is an inspired book to rejoice in and share. I’m Gonna Like Me will have kids letting off some self-esteem in no time!
Amazon.com Review
Actor Jamie Lee Curtis and winsome illustrator Laura Cornell continue their successful collaboration (Today I Feel Silly, When I Was Little, et al.) with this paean to poise and self-assurance, I’m Gonna Like Me.
The duo sets out to “let off a little self-esteem” by following a seriously self-actualized (and gratifyingly quirky) boy and girl throughout their day on alternating pages. The kids take turns carrying the lines, often switching off midsentence, to describe exactly how and why “I’m gonna like me.” (Girl: “I’m gonna like me / when I’m called on to stand. / I know all my letters / like the back of my hand.” Boy: “I’m gonna like me / when my answer is wrong, / like thinking my ruler / was ten inches long.”) The call and response continues through the action-packed day, as the kids get up, go to school, have lunch, go to a birthday party, etc., until they finally get tucked in–so no opportunity for building self-esteem gets overlooked.
Young readers will like Curtis’s words and the rhythmic repetition, but it’s Cornell’s scribbling, reminiscent of the New Yorker’s Roz Chast, that makes the book stand out. From an imagined fashion-show runway walk (love that snooty fashion press) to a hilarious lunch table spread (got to get some of that “Cup o’ Lettuce” and “Pork by the Foot” for your Doris Day lunch box), Cornell fills the book with funny faces and lots of laughs (the best of which might be the girl’s pet turtle working out in a cage with a treadmill, next to a book titled “Exercising Your Illegal Turtle”). (Ages 4 to 8) –Paul Hughes
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It is rare that a book comes along that all children will love. I say love all children because we have wee ones who are hearing or sight impaired and its nice to see a book that these children as well as able bodied children can enjoy. For the hearing impaired child the illustration will bring the book to life. While the sight impaired child will find the words “illustrate” the book.
And for the rest of us the combination is a sure winner. And its not a sappy feel good self esteem book but more along the lines of we are all human and fall down, and feel we don’t fit in at times, but it is in keeping trying that is what make life work. And its a book that will appeal to boys and girls, males and females. And lest you think it is only for wee ones, its also a good book for teens, college kids, those going thru lifes many passages. Or for someone who is going thru a rough period in their lives.
As a rule I avoid celebrity books like the plague, but Ms Curtis is a true talent.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
Dynamic duo, Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell are back with their fun-filled and entertaining guide to “letting off a little self-esteem.” Follow a boy and girl through their day, from the time they open their eyes in the morning, to the moment they close them again at bedtime. They like themselves, through the good and the bad…”I’m gonna like me/when I open the box/and smile and say “Thanks”/even though I got socks”, the right and the wrong…”I’m gonna like me/when my answer is wrong,/like thinking my ruler/was ten inches long”, when they rise to the occassion…” I’m gonna like me/when I clean in a flash/and play with my brother/and take out the trash”, or when trying something new…”I’m gonna like me/when I eat something new/even if Grandma makes/octopus stew.” Ms Curtis’ joyous, rhyming text is filled with energy, and just begs to be shared and read aloud. But it’s Ms Cornell’s bold, bright, and busy illustrations that make this picture book really standout, and children will revel in all the witty detail as they explore each dazzling, two-page spread. Perfect for youngsters 3-7, I’m Gonna Like Me is a captivating, feel good, little gem that tells kids not to be shy about it, but to celebrate their special selves in everything they do. “I’m gonna like me/cause I’m loved and I know it,/and liking myself/is the best way to show it.”
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
As a psychotherapist specializing in children, this is a lovely fun book for reinforcing self esteem and helping us accept our foibles.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
Sometimes a book can teach a lesson in just the right way to a young child. As an elementary school teacher, I have found self-esteem to be the core of a capable, compassionate, confident child, and I look for books that reinforce this concept. “I’m Gonna Like Me” lets kids know that whoever they are is just fine and that doing the right thing in a situation is the best thing to do even though it might not be exactly what the child wants to do. Her delightful rhymes hold true throughout the book, and the illustrations help bring the lessons to life. Another wonderful book that I use in my classroom to complement this one is “Chelsea’s New Home” where a golfish’s belief in herself helps her make her dream come true. Also written in lively rhyme with great illustrations, Chelsea follows her heart to escape from an artificial pond to find a new home.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
Wonderful book! Jamie Lee Curtis hits all the hot spots that make kids feel like they are weird. I love it, and had to run out and grab it for my boys, one with ADHD and self-esteem issues. A must buy for any parent with a child that could use a little image boost.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem