Bodies Are Cool: A picture book celebration of all kinds of bodies

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This book presents a fuller, more colorful view of humanity to children, humanity that is all all around us, humanity that is too often cropped out, left out, never shown, rarely included. If people are created in God's image, that image is colorful and full of shapes and sizes and decorations and swirls and dots and hard parts and soft parts and jiggly parts and hairy parts. Bodies are cool shows how cool that image really might begin to be if more bodies are included in the picture. A bustling celebration of body positivity that lovingly features bodies, skin, and hair of all kinds . . . Feder chooses clear and unapologetic language to describe body characteristics, challenging the negative connotations that are often attached to those bodies . . . Depicting societally marginalized human bodies in all their joyful, normal glory, this book is cool. Kirkus, starred review We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs. Gritty, wildly informative, and informed: a must-have feminist survival guide for the Trump era." - Kirkus, starred review

This heart-warming, inclusive book, filled with detailed and friendly illustration is a celebration of every kind of body that exists in the world. Through an empowering, rhythmic text that is perfect for reading aloud, little ones can explore various skin tones, body shapes, hair types, and more, in an accessible way that instills body positivity and confidence. Bonus review from my 8 year old son: "I really liked it...I liked looking for what was different about each person. I liked how colorful it was and how comfortable everyone was with being themselves and being around people who were different. It was a happy book, and kids should get to see people who are happy with themselves." The giant boulder of diet culture fell on me so soon after that. 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. “What if all kids just stayed that way? And they just kept thinking that bodies are just bodies, you don’t have to aggressively change them. Wouldn’t that be so great?” Grief can be crushing, but this heartfelt memoir will comfort those who have known it and gently show those who haven’t how to help and what to expect.” — Booklist, starred review There were many different kinds of fat bodies. There were taut fat bellies, and there were bellies with multiple low-hanging rolls.The last bit of the author bio: “Tyler has a round tummy, fuzzy eyebrows, and a mole on her left arm with a little hair growing out of it. Her body is cool, and so is yours!”

I'm a fan! I liked Tyler Feder's style in Dancing at the Pity Party and I like it here too. I've noticed some other books that are supposedly going for inclusivity can get all "yeah you know normal people are okay and EVEN THIS TOTAL WEIRDO PERSON is okay. EVEN THEM!!" and I did not get that vibe from Bodies Are Cool and that is cool. With such a joyfully inclusive range of humans, all taking part in community and taking pleasure in each other’s company, it’s hard to imagine a stronger statement of body affirmation and pride.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review Depicting societally marginalized human bodies in all their joyful, normal glory, this book is cool.I adore everything about this picture book. With rhyming text and bright, playful illustrations, this book is sure to be a hit during read-alouds. What I love most though is it’s message, of course. I’ve gone through it twice and tried to analyze every single detail of this work because a book with this type of cover *has* to get it right. Tyler Feder nailed it! Representation is everything and I can’t think of a person who won’t be able to see themself in this book, which is why it should be read widely. Bonus: the obvious sense of community across generations, ethnicities, gender, and tradition. With such a joyfully inclusive range of humans, all taking part in community and taking pleasure in each other’s company, it’s hard to imagine a stronger statement of body affirmation and pride.”— Publishers Weekly, starred review

Growing bodies, aging bodies, features-rearranging bodies, magic ever-changing bodies. Bodies are cool!” Disabled people are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. But many of us–disabled and non-disabled alike–don’t know how to act, what to say, or how to be an ally to the disability community. Demystifying Disabilityis a friendly handbook on important disability issues you need to know about, including: Feder writes and draws about mental health, too. It’s all connected, she said. Her 2020 book, Dancing at the Pity Party , subtitled “a dead mom graphic memoir,” starts before her mother’s ovarian cancer diagnosis and continues after her death when Feder was a sophomore in college, reflecting on the grief of a “motherless life” with candor and humor. Her next book, Are You Mad at Me? — cowritten with one of her sisters and set to be published in September — is a picture book that follows an anxious ostrich who always thinks other animals are mad at her. Feder takes readers along on the nightmare road trip that nobody wants to make in a frank and funny, intimate and poignant graphic novel . . . The narrative, in peppily solid panel art, is exceptionally articulate and accessible." — BCCB, starred review This heart-warming, inclusive book, filled with detailed and friendly illustration is a celebration of every kind of body that exists in the world. Through an empowering, rhythmic text that is perfect for reading aloud, little ones can explore various skin tones, body shapes, hair types, and more, in an accessible way that instils body positivity and confidence.When Feder drew the letter S for stretch marks on Monday, Oct. 24, she wrote in her caption: “I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed by the antisemitism in the news this week so I made this ballerina look kind of related to me and my big Ashkenazi Jewish family.” This body positive picture book is a vibrant, joyful, and judgement-free celebration of every body shape and size.

Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. That bodies are cool is not questioned, and I can imagine myself as a kid saying, “But WHY are bodies cool? Who SAYS?” As an adult, I can imagine that opening up a worthwhile discussion.There’s a story Tyler Feder says she’s told in countless interviews, but she’s going to tell it again anyway. It’s a good thing, too, because it captures something essential about why she does what she does — and why so many friends and strangers respond to her work. I cannot think of a friendlier or more delightful primer on women’s history, gender, and body awareness, and — of course — patriarchy-smashing than Unladylike.” — Andi Zeisler, cofounder of Bitch Media