This Is Me Now…
by Ms. Kimms
Love this book! Highly recommended to humans of all ages!
This Is Me Now is a clever and inspiring tale, reminding us to love and accept ourselves as we move around and navigate through this world.
Diane the robot’s personal journey highlights the idea that celebrating and supporting our differences makes life fun, interesting, and full with deep, meaningful connections.
-VT reader (from Amazon)
This is Me Now is a sweet story about a robot learning how to accept herself, have confidence, and find her inner strength.
Embark on this journey of self-acceptance, personal growth, and inner strength told through rhyme and illustrations that will guide children of all ages to discover their self-confidence and empowerment.
-Reviewed by Liz Konkel for Readers' Favorite
This Is Me Now is a poignant tale about Diane the Robot.
“Diane just can’t see that her friend is all heart. She starts to believe her life is torn apart. No one will see me for the things I achieve. They will only see there is something to grieve.” I know all of us at one point or another have felt this way.
We want so badly to be like everyone else—to be smart, funny, and good-looking. But the truth is, we all are a tad weird or uneven in some way, whether it be physical or mental. Sometimes people try to act out cruelly, and our egos and hearts are bruised. Yet, all it takes is one person to lift us up and reveal that we aren’t so bad.
-Reviewed by Hayley Haun for Readers' Favorite
This Is Me Now by Ms. Kimms is an endearing story about an unusual character, Diane the Robot.
In her book This Is Me Now, Ms. Kimms has woven a simple story of Diane the robot facing personal adversity, her emotions, and thoughts, into a useful prompt for discussion with children.
Diane’s story is written in 4-line stanzas in the simple present tense, which when read aloud has a wonderfully rhythmic appeal as the short sentences flow easily. Imaginative clear color drawings illustrate this important chapter in her life.
I really enjoyed reading this book and recommend it to all parents, for both the moral of the story and the exercise in the English language.
-Reviewed by Irene Valentine for Readers' Favorite
Pick Up Your Fork
A valuable story for children of all ages about a type of character that piques their interest (robot) about how to find the fork that guides them down the newly-discovered, alternate constructive path when things go wrong, instead of the path of depression.