I Am Strong Just Being Me

, Laura Dockrill

Illustrator: Kip Alizadeh

£12.99

ISBN: 9781838917180 Category:

PUBLICATION DATE: April 3 2025 (Not yet published - orders will be dispatched on or around publication date)

BINDING: Hardback

EXTENT: 32 pages

DIMENSIONS: 286 x 251 mm

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A poetic story from Laura Dockrill (Angry Cookie, The Lipstick, Grey) that shows children that there are many different ways to be strong.

Is strong brave and fearless?
Does it always win a fight?
Does strong have a shouty voice?
Is it always right?

These are some of the questions that the inquisitive Bean asks their Nanna one day while in the garden. What follows is a stunning, lyrical exploration of strength and its many guises. From the power of silence to the strength of an embrace, this uplifting picture book offers an alternative to the stereotypes around strength, and encourages all children that they can be strong in their own way. The lyrical text is accompanied by Kip Alizadeh’s gorgeous, evocative illustrations, which are a celebration of the natural world. Just like Today I’m Strong by Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey, The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, and the Big Bright Feelings series by Tom Percival, I Am Strong Just Being Me is a powerful picture book that inspires reflection.

Meet the authors

Meet the illustrator

Kip Alizadeh

Kip Alizadeh is an illustrator and visual artist. When they aren’t creating, they like to DJ, spend time with their cats, and play sports. Kip is queer, Iranian, and English, and lives in Belfast, Nor…