MILO'S BIG BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY

Williams tells a heartwarming story about a lovable bear learning to accept himself.

Milo is a big bear with an even bigger heart, but he sometimes wishes that he wasn’t quite so large. So, he sets off on an adventure to find a fabled magical rainbow that might make him smaller. During his journey, he meets various forest animals—a bouncy bunny, a graceful deer, a keen hedgehog, a playful raccoon, and a grand moose—each with their own perspective on why they love themselves as they are. After his first interaction, he begins to rethink his view of his own size, and with each additional conversation, he grows more comfortable in his own fur. His trip leads to a moment when his size and strength help him to rescue a fox trapped under a rock. The experience leaves him feeling proud, confident, and finally at peace with who he is. Over the course of the story, children, caregivers, and educators are sure to love the fun, rhyming sentences: “I eat when I’m hungry, I stop when I’m done, / And that’s how I hop and have so much fun!” They’ll also enjoy the vibrant colors in Karabach’s cartoon illustrations of cute, endearing animals, as well as the book’s fine lesson about loving oneself.

A touching, well-illustrated story about embracing one’s unique qualities.