If you're anything like me, you enjoy a good hook at the start of a lesson. Something that will lure the kiddos in, grab their interest and keep them engaged throughout the upcoming project. For me, 9/10 that hook involves a picture book.
I teach self portraits with almost every grade, sometimes multiple times a year (I just LOVE to see their growth and how they represent themselves) so it's important to me to have a variety of great picture books up my sleeve to read not only at the start of a lesson, but throughout the project. Below you will find a list of just SOME of my favorite picture books that I like to read throughout a self portrait lesson.
1. What I Like About Me by Allia Nolan.
2. 
You are Enough by Margaret O’Hair,
3. 
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
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5. 
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
6. 
It’s Ok to Be Different by Todd Parr
7. 
Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
8. 
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
9. 
Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
10. 
That's Not My Name by Anoosha Syed
I hope you find this list of books celebrating our identity to be helpful the next time you teach a self portrait lesson! If you are looking for some tips on best practices when teaching self portraits, be sure to check out my blog "8 Tips For Teaching Self Portraits" here . You can also grab my Advanced Self Portrait Guide or Simple Self Portrait Guide here!
Happy Teaching (and Reading!)
