The idea of the book is timeless and very relevant. How can we support kids in loving themselves and in recognizing their value.

Personally I was a bit distracted by all the different fonts that were used and it made the book all in all a bit less appealing.
The illustrations are in a wonderful warm color range.

The idea of this is nice enough but there are books that do similar in a nicer way. The focus on being positive followed by 'what do you dislike about yourself?' in the questions at the end seemed odd. I also found it odd to list the various things that someone may be considered imperfect for, such as having a big nose. The suggested activities for celebrating how perfect you are don't seem to have anything to do with the themes of the book either.

This is a good starting base for a book on how we are perfect, just the way we are and that our imperfections are beautiful and make us who we are and to celebrate the things that makes us different, but this book definitely needs some work - it’s not something I would want to read to my daughter.

At the end it has questions to ask yourself and one of them is What Do I Dislike Most? and I just don’t find it fitting with the positive message that this book is trying to give and even the What Makes You Feel Shy questions, it just doesn’t fit.
Also at the end this is a section on 10 Ways to Celebrate How Perfect You are, where a few things tie in with the story, but many just don’t fit in and it’s more a list of “things to do on a weekend”.

Thanks NetGalley, Serapis Bay Publishing and Cara Davis for this Digital ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

I am in love with this story. It is so full of positivity and encouragement. I can’t tell you how amazing this story is. The title says it all, Perfectly Imperfect! With amazing illustrations that truly capture the feelings of the story. Every page is meaningful. Every thought is important. The book truly says it all. It celebrates the uniqueness and individuality of everyone. The book even shows the beauty in things like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or your shyness and your silly laughter. The book also gives ideas on how to celebrate how perfectly unique you are. It even asks questions like what makes me happy and what makes me unique. I feel that every family and every early childhood classroom, or any classroom, should share this book together. Enjoy this with your little ones.
A Million Stars

This is a cute body mind positive book for children. Children are so pressured to be perfect, and this book tells us otherwise. I really enjoyed this, and so did my 6 year old.

Great message, kids need to know that they can be confident, no matter what they look like. The illustrations are nice, but could have continued into the question pages.

As much as I agree with the sentiment that children should be confident in themselves, I did not enjoy how this book went about it. I did not enjoy the way the things the book was trying to laud e.g. birthmarks, freckles etc, were lined up in a way that ended up making it seem like those things were the reason the child was not 'perfect'.

The activites at the end were a redeeming part of the book and I did think the illustrations were lovely and diverse!

Free proof copy provided by Netgalley.

For the most part I enjoyed reading this book and I thought it was really sweet. However, there were two things that didn't really work out for me:
1. One of the questions at the end of the book. The question "what do I dislike most?" felt off-topic due to the negative thoughts/tones that this question brings. I think that it takes away from the overall positive message/vibe of the book and might defeat this book's purpose. I would keep all of the questions very positive, to bring the goal of this book full-circle.
2. The suggestions at the end of the book. Why list a bunch of hobby ideas and say that they are ways to "celebrate how perfect you are"? There isn't really any correlation between common hobbies and body positivity. I think some of them related to the central idea, but a lot of them came out of nowhere.
However, all that being said, I think that there is still a lot of good that this book offers. The first thing is obviously the main idea: love yourself, "flaws" and all. This is so important for kids to recognize and learn early on, and this book does a perfect job of planting that seed. Lastly, the illustrations perfectly captured the love and essence of the author's writing. It is apparent that the author and illustrator worked together well to truly bring this book to life.