\u201cThe story of you began the day you were born. With each passing year, as you grow and change, so does the story of you.\u201d These sentences bookend a double-page spread showing a brown-skinned child with curly dark hair in a simultaneous succession of five points of growth\u2014from infant to toddler to young running child. Next, an illustrated roller coaster complements the text\u2019s reminders that every story has \u201cups and downs, twists and turns, excitement and mystery.\u201d The next pages suggest possibilities in children\u2019s futures, most of them exceptional. Rather than suggesting someone might play football, act, write, or study paleontology\u2014rarefied in themselves\u2014they might \u201cscore touchdowns,\u201d \u201clight up a stage,\u201d \u201cwrite a best-selling novel,\u201d or \u201cinvestigate a new species.\u201d Social action gets a nod. More pages follow in which kids are urged to ignore outside voices of discouragement and to trust their inner voice in choosing clothes, actions, and words. More ego-boosting text ensues, always accompanied by lively, colorful, literally star-studded art featuring a diverse crew of kids. The upbeat tone of the text and art makes this a probable choice for a doting grandparent to read to a beloved young grandchild. Older kids may be inspired by Johnson\u2019s personal endnote about overcoming adversity to become a champion football player.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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