Chanel Learns to Love Herself

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Chanel is tired of hearing cruel remarks. Every day it feels like someone has something mean to say about her naturally curly hair the color of her skin or simply about who she is as a person. By the time the sun dips behind the oak trees all Chanel wants is to disappear. But Grandma Tee has other plans. With a cool glass of sweet tea and a notebook filled with glittery stars on the cover Grandma Tee hands her a mirror book to write the truth about herself.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>What starts with one wobbly sentence </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>I am Chanel. I am Enough</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> becomes the first step on a journey that will change everything. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Day by day Grandma Tee teaches Chanel simple but yet powerful ways to love herself out loud:</span></p><ul><li><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Speaking affirming words over herself.</em></li><li><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Answering every mean thought with kindness.</em></li><li><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Loving every unique detail about who she is as a person.</em></li><li><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> Walking and declaring her worth with every step.</em></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>And when Monday comes Chanel is still the same girl on the outside but inside she's different. Braver. Freer. No longer waiting for other people's approval to feel good about who she is. When she sees another girl sitting alone at recess Chanel knows exactly what to do. Because once you've learned how to love yourself you can teach others how to embrace self love too.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Chanel Learns to Love Herself</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> is more than a story it's a blueprint for every child who has ever felt like they didn't belong. It's a celebration of cultural pride family wisdom and the unbreakable courage it takes to choose yourself in a world that tells you you're not enough. Perfect for classrooms bedtime stories or any moment a young heart needs to remember how beautiful and worthy they are this book is a reminder:</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>You don't have to believe the voices that try to diminish who you are. You can write a new story. You can love yourself just as you are.</strong></p>