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Beautifully me / written by Nabela Noor ; illustrated by Nabi H. Ali.
Zubi, a happy Bangladeshi girl, is excited about her first day of school, but at breakfast she is puzzled by her mother and older sister worrying about being "too big," and even at school she hears other people criticizing each other's bodies, and she starts to worry that maybe something is wrong with how she looks--until her declaration at dinner that she is on a diet makes her family realize what they have been doing wrong.
Record details
- ISBN: 1534485872
- ISBN: 9781534485877
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 30 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
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| Subject: | Bangladeshi Americans > Juvenile fiction. Body image > Juvenile fiction. Self-acceptance > Juvenile fiction. Self-esteem > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | GRO JP Noor | 31681020162830 | PICTURE | Checked out | 08/26/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Hearing people being critical of their own and each otherâs bodies, Zubi, an exuberant Bangladeshi girl, is helped by her family to see that we can all make the world a more beautiful place by being beautifully ourselves. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
Zubi, a happy Bangladeshi girl, is excited about her first day of school, but at breakfast she is puzzled by her mother and older sister worrying about being "too big," and even at school she hears other people criticizing each other's bodies, and she starts to worry that maybe something is wrong with how she looks--until her declaration at dinner that she is on a diet makes her family realize what they have been doing wrong. - Simon and Schuster
From designer, creator, and self-love advocate Nabela Noor (@Nabela) comes a much-needed picture book about loving yourself just as you are.
Meet Zubi: a joyful Bangladeshi girl excited about her first day of school. But when Zubi sees her mother frowning in the mirror and talking about being âtoo big,â she starts to worry about her own body and how she looks. As her day goes on, she hears more and more people being critical of each otherâs and their own bodies, until her outburst over dinner leads her family to see what theyâve been doing wrongâand to help Zubi see that we can all make the world a more beautiful place by being beautifully ourselves.
