You Are Loved...
Everyone wears a crown on their head. Your crown is always with you. It is placed on your head on the day you are born and it is with you when you are climbing the mountain tops or taking the big slide for the first time. If you ever have a challenge in your life, put your hand on your head and touch your crown. Say to yourself...."I believe." Nancy Tillman writes a love letter to children with her picture book The Crown on Your Head. Her message is to embraced your gifts and hold them dear to your heart as you go through life.
I first listened to this book when my dear friend, Pappy, read it out loud to my 5th grade class at the end of the school year. As he turned each page of the story, I watched as the students felt the warmth and the possibilities of their own futures unfold. This book inspires kids to believe in themselves, reminds them that they always have others who love them, and dares them to use their gifts to dream. The illustrations in this book bring to life the beauty of your soul and the mystical crown. They are beautiful and vibrant and correlate well with the loving message of the book.
After that first read with Pappy, I purchased this book as a gift for my son, Travis. I gave it to him as a gift for when he graduated from High School. It is a wonderful reminder that as he moves onto college and begins his own life, his crown on his head is still there and his family is always there to remind him that he is loved.
You can read more about Nancy Tillman and her inspiring books by looking at her website: http://www.nancytillman.com/main/ Another book you might have enjoyed by Nancy is On the Night You Were Born. This was the first book that she ever wrote to convey to her children that "You are the one and only ever you."
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