Beauty is my Birthmark
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Beauty is my birthmark is for all those Sturge weber /port wine stain families that have little ones starting school, starting a new grade, new class with new friends. You want to find an easy way to share awareness of what your little one has. That beautiful birthmark that everyone stares at. This book will do just that. Take this book to share day, first day of school, ask the teachers if its okay to educate the little ones instead of them wondering why your child is different and looks different. Answer the questions before they ask. Don’t let them sit and wonder and stare each time they see your child. Not only will you share awareness but also you will be able to have that comfort that your child is at school and no one has to wonder what happened to him/her. Kids can be cruel and its not always their fault. If we teach and educate each one of them school will be easier for all of them. With so much bullying now, I wanted to find a way to teach these kids that its okay to be different and that not everyone will be the same.
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About the Book
Beauty is my birthmark is a book dedicated to my daughter Emely who was Sturge Weber and a Port Wine Stain. I wanted to have something that she can share in her first year of school. This book is also dedicated to all the Sturge Weber and Port Wine Stain families. Growing up and being different is one of the hardest things a kid can go through in school. I put myself in my daughters’ shoes and I just wanted to find the easiest way to let others know what it is that she has on her face without being questioned. When you see people staring and looking at you, wondering what it is you have on your face, making you feel uncomfortable. As a parent, it makes us feel uncomfortable I can’t imagine the feeling my child has. To all my Sturge weber families you know exactly how this feels. This book will explain it as simple as possible. It is meant for young readers 4 years -9 years, where they can clearly understand that “It’s just a birthmark” and that its okay to be different. Being different but still beautiful.
About the Author
The Author of the book Diana Mendoza was inspired to write this book for her little girl that has Sturge weber. She wanted to find a way to share awareness and at the same time make it easy for Emely in her first years of school. Emely was her inspiration to make this book for her and for all those other children with similar diagnosis. She is an advocate for her daughter’s diagnosis of Sturge Weber- Port Wine Stain. She wanted to have something that kids can share with other kids and make it easy for them to understand why they are different but still beautiful. This book hopefully helps many families out there that are trying to find ways to share the beauty of their child.