LaQuentin Learns to Love Himself

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>LaQuentin is tired of hearing cruel remarks. Every day it feels like someone has something mean to say about his tall physique the way he looks or simply about who he is as a person. By the time the sun dips behind the oak trees all LaQuentin wants is to disappear. But Grandpa Jimmy has other plans. With a cool glass of lemonade and a notebook filled with basketballs on the cover Grandpa Jimmy hands him a reflection book to write the truth about himself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What starts with one wobbly sentence </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I am LaQuentin. I am a Champion.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> becomes the first step on a journey that will change everything. Day by day Grandpa Jimmy teaches LaQuentin simple but yet powerful ways to love himself out loud:</span></p><ul><li><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Speaking affirming words over himself.</em></li><li><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Answering every mean thought with kindness.</em></li><li><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Loving every unique detail about yourself.</em></li><li><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Going on affirmation walks declaring good things about himself.</em></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>And when Monday comes LaQuentin is still the same boy on the outside but inside he's different. Braver. Freer. No longer waiting for other people's approval to feel good about who he is. When he sees another boy sitting alone at recess LaQuentin knows exactly what to do. Because once you've learned how to love yourself you can teach someone else how to embrace self love.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>LaQuentin Learns to Love Himself</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> 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 strong and worthy they are this book is a reminder:</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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><p></p>