My brother and I were raised as Unitarian Universalists, which taught us to approach religion differently from, for example, my Christian friends. During our Unitarian Sunday School classes, we had a session called Build Your Own Theology.

She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. She was beautiful for the way she thought.

My brother, Brett, was killed by a drunk driver when he was 37. Thirty-seven. Greg and I spent the day at the cemetery, cleaning his headstone and adding flowers to the arrangement. Don’t drink and drive.

🌈 June is Pride Month, but support for the LGBTQ+ community should extend all year long. Whether you’re a parent, friend, educator, or ally—your love, education, and presence matter.

I poured my heart into raising my children, never realizing I’d quietly built a vision for their future—one that isn’t mine to shape. Letting go of our grown-up kids doesn’t happen all at once. We let go, not because we want to, but because we believe in the beauty of their becoming.

This little girl knows what matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyful text and David Catrow's vibrant illustrations encourage kids to appreciate everything about themselves, inside and out.