I Like Me

by Deborah Connor Coker

An African American girl named Nia Natasha Sierra Sims describes all the things she likes about herself and explains why she expects to do wonderful things with her life

36 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Phylisha Stone]

A wonderful Essence Childrens book about loving and believing in yourself.

[Megan Piero]

This story is about a young African American girl named Nia Natasha Sierra Sims. She tells the reader about all of the things that make her special and give her a reason to "like me". She tells about how her skin is the color of leaves in the fall and how her long fingers let her play ten piano keys at once! She has strong arms that can give big happy hugs but hands that are still gentle enough to model clay. This book is a great way to show children how special and unique they are and how to build their self-esteem. As a teacher, I would use this book to teach children about how there several things that make everyone special and help them explore what they like about themselves. As an extension activity, I will have my children create their own "I like me" books. I would then allow the children to share their books in front of the class. I think that this would be a good activity to use at the beginning of the year when children are still getting to know each other.

[Jordan Brown]

I Like Me!
Author: Deborah Connor Coker
Reading level: ages 6-10

Coker, Deborah Connor (1998) I Like Me! Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing

This story details the story of a young, african-american girl,Nia Natasha Sierra Sims, as she discusses and demonstrates the many activities she likes. The whole story revolves around the fact that she likes herself.

First off, this book is one of my childhood favorites. What always captivated me was the warm, realistic art style. You really get a sense of joy when you flip through the pages. One can't help but admire the girl, for she is true to herself. It's a simple book; however, it ingeniously promotes self-esteem.

[Shaye Webb]

Grade Level: K-1
Genre: Contemporary Realistic

I liked this book. It is good for all ages. It talks about the main character and all the things she likes about herself so this can help teach self confidence

[Janelle]

A nice book about a girl and how she uses her senses and talents. A good book to reinforce a child's self esteem - it could be used as a model for a child to write their own book about why the like themselves.

[Sam]

very sweet, teaches kids to value themselves

[Tara]

Story about using your senses and body to feel confident. Good story, but would need to add a conversation about what feeling good feels like when you are not able to do the things she can do, etc