By Nabela Noor, Illustrated by Nabi Ali

Storyline: Zubu is excited about her first day of school, but when she sees her mother frowning in the mirror and talking about being “too big,” she starts to worry about her own body and how she looks. Zubi learns by the end of the book that we can all make the world a more beautiful place by being beautifully ourselves.

"You get to define what is beautiful"

By Tyler Feder

"Drawing cute self-portraits of my chubby, hairy body reminds me that being Tyler-shaped is just fine"

Storyline: A cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers that is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world

By Elina Ellis

Storyline: A hilarious and lovable picture book tribute to grandparents and older people, while questioning assumptions that can be made against both older and bigger people.

By Jillian Tarnaki

Quote from the author: " I think it would be very strange to not include a spectrum of body types, as that is the nature of the world"

Storyline: A celebration of food and community! This book celebrates a healthy relationship with food as a community comes together to prepare a meal.

By Katie Crenshaw & Ady Meschke, Illustrated by Li Liu

Quote from the authors: "We believe, in the depths of our souls, that all bodies are inherently good, capable, and miraculous"

Storyline: This book intends to teach all young girls that their bodies CAN DO ANYTHING and that what they look like is irrelevant—we are all beautiful exactly the way we are.

By Ashlee Latimer, Illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani

Author Quote: “One of my goals with this book was to center a fat kid having an ultimately positive experience and learning to love themselves"

Storyline: "Possible” makes Francis feel warm and big—like “fat,” before someone else made her feel small. This ode to self-acceptance will model for child readers what “possible” might mean in their own lives.

By Fran Manushkin, Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Storyline: Bellies come in all shapes and sizes: baby bellies, grown-up bellies, animal bellies. Some bellies are soft. Some bellies are firm. Round or flat, all bellies deserve a happy pat.

By Vashti Harrison

The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child’s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.

By Lisa Fipps

Storyline: Bellies come in all shapes and sizes: baby bellies, grown-up bellies, and animal bellies. Some bellies are soft. Some bellies are firm. Round or flat, all bellies deserve a happy pat.

By Daniel Jose Older

Storyline: Alternate history book where dinosaurs and humans co-exist. One of the main characters is a fat boy named Two Step. He is brave and smart and being fat is not central to his characterization, but is clearly stated adding to the richness of the story!

By Julie Murphy

Author Quote: "fat people can be and do anything"

Storyline: Sweat Pea is a fat, middle-grade girl dealing with her parent's divorce, how to navigate friendships, and her eccentric neighbor Miss Flora Mae, the famed local advice columnist!

By Renee Watson

Identities: Fat & Black

Author Information: Renée believes that words are powerful and she wants to use her words to inspire, heal, and change the world.

Storyline: “I want to feel like that. Like I am connected to something, like there's a history keeping me moving, living. Like the journey I am on has many footprints, many stories coming with me.”

By Jeffrey Canino & Kayla Miller, Illustrated by Kristina Luu

Storyline: “I want to feel like that. Like I am connected to something, like there's a history keeping me moving, living. Like the journey I am on has many footprints, many stories coming with me.”

By Linsay Puckett

Storyline: An adorable story about a young fat witch who accidentally sets off a family curse!

By Alex Gino

Storyline: A story that explores queerness past, present, and future!

By Yehudi Mercado

Storyline: His parents want him to play sports, but Hudi's true passion is comedy! His imaginary friend and mascot guides him on his journey!

by Alyson Gerber

“play by your own rules”

By Jarrett Lerner

Will is the only round kid in a school full of thin ones. So he hides…in baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch. But shame isn’t the only feeling that dominates Will’s life. He’s also got a crush on a girl named Jules who he knows he doesn’t have a chance with, because of his size—but he can’t help wondering what if?

By Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie

“A poignant coming-of-age story….This graphic novel about anxiety, body image, and queerness is a recommended purchase for middle school library shelves.” —School Library Journal

By Carrie Firestone

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion.

By Alex Gino

“Be Who You Are”

By Lilliam Rivera

People often underestimate her swimming skills when they see her stomach rolls, but she knows better than to worry about what people think. Sometimes, she feels more like a submarine than a mermaid, but she wonders if she could be both.