Book Review: Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder
Updated: Oct 9
Bodies Are Cool might be the most cheerful book on our shelf. Tyler Feder fills every page with all kinds of bodies, and the message is right there in the title: every one of them is cool.
What it's about
In short, bouncy rhymes, the book celebrates bodies of every shape, size and color. There's curly hair, straight hair and no hair. There are freckles, birthmarks, scars and stretch marks, big bellies and small ones, and bodies that use wheelchairs, glasses or hearing aids. The illustrations are packed with people, so every read turns up someone new to notice.
Why we like it
Toddlers are natural noticers. They will point out that someone has a different hair color, skin color or wheelchair, often loudly and in the grocery store. This book gives us an easy, happy way to talk about those differences at home first, so "different" becomes "cool" instead of "weird."
We also love that it doesn't just talk about other people. It helps kids feel good about their own bodies, including the parts they're starting to notice, like a scar on a knee or a birthmark on an arm.
How to read it with your little one
Play "I spy" on each spread: "I spy someone with glasses. I spy freckles."
Ask, "What's something cool about your body?"
Point to the body parts you're learning this week: hands, feet, belly, knees.
Good to know
Best for: ages 2–6
Read time: about 5 minutes, longer if you stop to find things
Pairs with: Thursday's My Body Parts talk
Get the book:Get it on Amazon · It's also easy to find at your local library.
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More for this week: see all our All About Me activities, Letter A activities and Number 1 activities.
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