Books with title ToddWorld: I Like Being Me!

Tom likes to dream of being all sorts of things, from sea creatures and monsters to flowers and trees. But he soon learns that being something else is not really that much fun after all. Exploring themes of dreams, being yourself, and body confidence, this fun and engaging story also includes comprehension activities and extra discussion topics, making it perfect for supporting learning at school. Featuring original stories, delightful characters, and humorous illustrations, Reading Gems is a series designed to spark a love of reading. It is a supplementary reading programme that is graded into four levels to perfectly suit a child’s reading ability from an emerging reader to a confident, independent reader. Parents and teachers can be reassured that children are reading books that support their ability, challenge their reading skills, and encourage reading confidence with every word on the page.

This story is about Betty, a girl who wants to run fast and have lots of friends, and a boy called Archie who wants to be clever and make things! Find out what their Mum and Dad tell them and how they end up happy to be themselves – without changing anything! "I Like Being ME!" is quirky and endearing with a simple, repetitive, storyline that starts with children wanting to change into something else - because they think they need to do that in order to make their dreams come true - and ends with the girl and boy happy to be themselves and (just like Mum and Dad) moving beyond silly gender stereotypes. Alan McManus Ph.D. is a teacher and the author of the Bruno Benedetti Mysteries, for adults, various books on education, ethics, spirituality, medical controversy, nutrition, dogs, and plays! This is his first children’s book. Please tell all your friends and family who are concerned about the gender stereotypes being pushed in the 'pink brain/ blue brain' type of children's books that are now increasingly used in the classroom and even the nursery - spread the word so that kids can grow up confident in their own bodies doing what they love!

This story is about Betty, a girl who wants to run fast and have lots of friends, and a boy called Archie who wants to be clever and make things! Find out what their Mum and Dad tell them and how they end up happy to be themselves – without changing anything! "I Like Being ME!" is quirky and endearing with a simple, repetitive, storyline that starts with children wanting to change into something else - because they think they need to do that in order to make their dreams come true - and ends with the girl and boy happy to be themselves and (just like Mum and Dad) moving beyond silly gender stereotypes. Alan McManus Ph.D. is a teacher and the author of the Bruno Benedetti Mysteries, for adults, various books on education, ethics, spirituality, medical controversy, nutrition, dogs, and plays! This is his first children’s book. Please tell all your friends and family who are concerned about the gender stereotypes being pushed in the 'pink brain/ blue brain' type of children's books that are now increasingly used in the classroom and even the nursery - spread the word so that kids can grow up confident in their own bodies doing what they love!