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I Am Strong Just Being Me

Author: Laura DockrillIllustrator: Kip Alizadeh

‘Is strong brave and fearless?’ Bean asks their Nanna one day while out in the garden. Nanna answers Bean with a gentle rhyming exploration of strength in its many guises. Kip Alizadeh’s gorgeous, evocative illustrations of nature beautifully echo the theme — that we can all adapt and thrive, even in challenging circumstances. The book also features glorious illustrations of flowers in the endpapers, complete with their names.

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  • Laura Dockrill has been shortlisted for Waterstones Book Prize
  • Laura Dockril has been twice longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
  • Own Voice
  • LGBTQIA+ representation
  • Challenges gender stereotypes
  • Diverse cast
  • Black/brown representation
  • Mixed-heritage representation
  • Single parent