I Don’t Want to be Me - Amelie’s Walk: Exploring Self-Acceptance

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By Anita Kate Garai

Series: Being With Our Feelings

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Meet Amelie, a girl who doesn’t want to be herself. On a walk, she encounters a tree, a flea, the sea, a pea, and a bee—all simply being who they are. Attempting to become each, Amelie realises how exhausting it is to be anything but herself. The story gently illustrates the importance of self-acceptance.
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Ideal for teachers, parents, and caregivers who want to support children’s emotional wellbeing and help them embrace their individuality.

Amelie feels as if she doesn’t want to be who she is. One day she goes on a walk where she meets a series of friends all just being themselves -- a tree, a pea, the sea, a bee and a flea. Amelie tries very hard to become each one, but discovers that it’s exhausting and painful trying to become something other than yourself.

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To get the full Being With Our Feelings experience, this book can be purchased alongside the guidebook. All books can be purchased together as a set, Being With Our Feelings: Guidebook and Four Storybooks Set, 978-0-367-77231-4.

Meet Amelie, a girl who doesn’t want to be who she is. As she ventures out on a walk one day, she comes across a tree, a flea, the sea, a pea and finally a bee - all simply being who they are. One by one, Amelie majestically attempts to become each character, but soon discovers how exhausting and painful it is trying to be anything other than yourself.

Full of enchanting illustrations and relatable characters, I Don’t Want to be Me:

Supports emotional well-being through a greater sense of self-worth and self-acceptance.
Helps children to discover alongside Amelie that being yourself is enough.
Ends with a mindful reflection to help children explore and be with their feelings.

This book is essential reading for teachers, parents, and anyone who wishes to help children feel heard, seen, and accepted, just as they are.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032233338

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 November 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 23 Line drawings, color; 23 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Illustrated by Pip Williams

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 199g

Pages: 25

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Anita Kate Garai Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Being With Our Feelings

About the Author

Anita Kate Garai is a teacher, poet and mindfulness wellbeing consultant and facilitator, with a BEd Hons from Cambridge University and an Advanced Diploma in the Therapeutic and Educational Application of the Arts. She has been a primary school classroom teacher for over 25 years, leading on personal, social and emotional development, and has worked with local authorities as a specialist in behaviour, emotional wellbeing and creativity, developing programmes for pupils and delivering training to school communities. Anita can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @AnitaKateG.