What is the hardest thing about being unique? What makes it awesome?Īctivity Idea: Use a camera or create your own pictures about what you find to be lovely. When you look at yourself and those in your family - what is the same? What is different? We are also influencing how they feel about who they are and how they feel about people who may be different from them.Īll of this is paramount in the positive development of cultural competency and empathy in children (and adults!). When we read books like this, we are doing more than just helping children to form their own identities.

“Lovely” shows a wide variety of identities in a positive light while also challenging stereotypes. Amazing. It is so important to read books like this to children. Our personal favorite is the person she describes as sharp. Together, they flip the stereotypical expectations we might have associated with each of the words in the text. We love the creativity of the illustrations and clever use of opposites to celebrate uniqueness. The message is clear no matter who you are: you are also lovely. The reader is invited to find someone to identify with while also considering what it feels like to belong or not belong to a particular group.

Hong redefines the term lovely to include more than just one type of beauty. Behind the ban is a government eager to keep all talk about China positive, our columnist Li Yuan writes.“Lovely,” by Jess Hong examines diverse identities that make us each special and lovely. Related: China’s internet regulators have banned videos and posts about poverty and difficult economic realities. What we care about is keeping you in line.’”Īnalysis: The moves appear to reflect the demands from Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to fortify national security and seal off the flow of potentially sensitive information to foreign governments and investors. “The message is: ‘We don’t care that much about the economy. ambassador said could make illegal the “mundane” research that companies regularly do before an investment deal.Īs the scrutiny fuels a new climate of uncertainty, a U.S.-based lawyer said he had recently heard from two U.S. Separately, Chinese lawmakers have expanded counterespionage laws, which the U.S.

Chinese security officers have in recent weeks made unannounced visits to the Chinese offices of several foreign businesses, and seem particularly focused on U.S.

Lovely by Jess Hong