Lovely [Hardcover]

Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!A celebration of diversity, Lovely shows how we're all beautiful, lovable, and full of love -- lovely!Jess Hongearned a degree in illustration at the Academy of Art in 2016. It was there that she developed a passion for childrens book illustration and where Lovely was born. Being terribly near-sighted, heavily tattooed, and Asian-American are some of the things that make her lovely. You can visit her at jesshong.net.This lovely book promotes the simple message that we are all different and that is lovely. A beautiful celebration of diversity!Curriculum guide fits into compassion/character curriculum

Appealing call for appreciation of diversity in all its formsLexile 70; Lexile Display AD70L; MSL 1.714; MLF 3.095; Decoding 88; Decoding Display Very High; Semantic 92; Semantic Display Very High; Syntactic 11; Syntactic Display Very Low; Sturcture 47; Structure Display MediumLove! Love! Love! No classical 'differences' representations, just straight up all kinds of people. A quick read, a fun palette, a cross section, a wonderful message. Well done, you!Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, and this book encourages readers to regard everyone as lovely. In today's world, with increasingly evident diversity in race, ethnicity, gender expression, sexuality, fashion, body shape, abilities, and choices about everything, the author/illustrator presents people of every description in the bold, brightly colored digital illustrations. Opposites are introduced: black for a white young woman clad in black and white for a young-looking, brown-skinned woman with flowing white hair. Simple appears on a tattooed white arm, along with a few designs, while complex is written on a brown arm, with what appear to be elaborate mehndi designs (henna designs applied before a South Asian wedding). A white bl#&