The Queer Eye guys are killing it when it comes to producing picture books with an awesome message! Today I highlight the book I Am Perfectly Designed by the master of positivity and love, Karamo Brown along with his son, Jason "Rachel" Brown. A parent-child collaboration! Can it get any better? Actually yes it can. The illustrations by Anoosha Syed are absolutely beautiful, as perfectly designed as the story itself, showing that family comes in a wonderful variety of ways.
The story is built upon something that Karamo told his sons from a young age, that they are perfectly designed from their head to their toes. Father and son reminisce about when the boy was a young child, recalling memorable times like when he wanted to touch the moon and when they went as syrup and waffles for Halloween. Dad always reminded him that he was perfectly designed to dream, explore, and feel different emotions. The son wonders if Dad will continue to do their things when he leaves home one day. He wonders if he will remember their good times together and if his dad will always think of him. (Side note, as I parent I was practically sobbing while reading this book.) Together they understand that they are perfectly designed for each other.
Karamo is known for making people on the show cry, and this Queer Eye expert definitely tugged at my heartstrings. What an incredible book. While it's a picture book, it's a story for all. I love the message. Our children are perfectly designed, and they are perfectly designed for us.
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