Key Selling Points

• This book offers an age-appropriate and straightforward introduction to the complex topic of body image and safety.
• The World Around Us series discusses difficult topics through an organic conversation starting with a common observation and continuing with follow-up questions that would naturally come from a young child.
• Sidebars define larger concepts for further discussion with older and more curious children.
• The author is a practicing child psychologist who is well known for her Just Enough series and the rest of the World Around Us series, and is a regular contributor to HuffPost , Global News and CBC.
• Under Our Clothes was an OLA Best Bets Honourable Mention.

This illustrated nonfiction picture book by child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts introduces children to the topics of bodies, body safety and body image through a conversation-based story that begins with an observation at the community pool.

Modesty, privacy and boundaries are discussed, along with how self-image is formed and how some people are more sensitive than others—sometimes at different stages in their lives. Relevant themes around body shaming, body positivity and self-esteem building are explored, with a final call to action empowering children to build their own confidence and speak up when something doesn't feel right.