Looking Like Me

Name: Looking Like Me
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9781430115373

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Narrator: Dion Graham, Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 01/01/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

When you look in a mirror, who do you see? A boy? A girl?
A son? A daughter?
A runner? A dancer? Whoever and whatever you see – just put out your fist and give yourself an "I am" BAM! This jumping, jazzy, joyful picture book by the award-winning team of Walter Dean and Christoper Myers celebrates every child, and every thing that child can be. Jeremy notices that everyone sees him differently: to his sister, he’s a little brother; to his teacher, he’s a writer; to his mother, he’s a dreamer. With hip-hop verse and vibrant artwork that resonates with urban verve, this extraordinary tribute to oneself will resonate with children and adults of all ages and backgrounds. A Live Oak Media audio production.

About Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award Finalist as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on January 19, 2010

Says the parent to the librarian, "I need something for my child to improve their self-esteem." Uh-huh. Fine. Self-esteem. That's the kind of topic that inspires the worst possible books for kids, you know. Cute forest animals who learn about sharing and small classroom dramas about "being yourself.......more

Goodreads review by Meghan on November 08, 2017

I loved the style to this book. This story could be read almost as a rap or song and it very powerful. I think this is would be a great book for second- fifth grade only because it might be hard for younger children to understand the message but with teacher guidance I think it would be great! Howev......more

Goodreads review by Tami on March 20, 2012

I LOVE this picture book! One of the most exciting things to me is the way in which I found it: I was reading Sharon Creech’s wonderful book written in free verse, LOVE THAT DOG. The main character is a young boy who narrates his journey, led by his classroom teacher, into the world of poetry and th......more

Goodreads review by Paula on November 14, 2009

There's nothing like starting out on a strong, affirming foot. Let's just put it out there, son - I am a good looking guy. And things are just going to get better from there. My sister comes along and tells me I am a brother. My teacher calls me a writer. I look in the mirror and call myself a talke......more

Goodreads review by Dione on August 22, 2017

No one is ever a simple, single-definition person, and this book make a point to describe some of the many things that can make up who you are. Child, dancer, writer, sibling, runner, dreamer. And so many other things. Such an important message in a day where one terrible event can lead to the media......more