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  • Published: 2 June 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760895983
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 24
  • RRP: $19.99

Embrace Your Body

From the 2023 Australian of the Year




Embrace your body – you’ve only got one!

Based on the #1 hit children’s song, this picture book encourages everyone to love who they are, inside and out.

Taryn Brumfitt is the fiercely passionate thought leader behind the Body Image Movement and director of Embrace the documentary. She is determined to inspire everyBODY to celebrate their body, regardless of size, colour, ethnicity, gender or ability.

Because everyBODY is unique!

  • Published: 2 June 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760895983
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 24
  • RRP: $19.99

About the authors

Taryn Brumfitt

Taryn Brumfitt is an award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author and internationally sought-after keynote speaker. Recently named 2023 Australian of the Year, she is a fiercely passionate advocate for social change and her message has reached more than 200 million people around the world.
Taryn is the founder of the Body Image Movement, director of the inspiring documentaries EMBRACE and EMBRACE KIDS, and author of four books. Her global crusade to help people embrace their bodies has seen her recognised by UN Women, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls and the Geena Davis Institute. Taryn has delivered more than 100 keynote addresses, and her talk at Google HQ in Silicon Valley was live-streamed to every Google office in the world.
In 2018, she was recognised in the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards and received the SA Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership from Women and Leadership Australia. She was also crowned EY Entrepreneur of the Year, South Australia, and has been named among GE’s highest-rated speakers.
With a powerful, universal message and unwavering commitment to her cause, Taryn Brumfitt is a true force to be reckoned with.

Sinead Hanley

Sinead Hanley is an illustrator, designer and artist based in Melbourne. Growing up in semi-rural bushland of the WA Hills has inspired her creative passion for drawing wildlife, making textures and creating whimsical characters.

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Embrace your body – you’ve only got one! Based on the #1 hit children’s song, this picture book encourages everyone to love who they are, inside and out. Taryn Brumfitt is the fiercely passionate thought leader behind the Body Image Movement (@bodyimagemovement on Instagram) and director of Embrace the documentary. She is determined to inspire everyBODY to celebrate their body, regardless of size, colour, ethnicity, gender or ability. EMBRACE YOUR BODY is perfect for preschoolers and young primary-aged kids. Find a copy in your local bookstore! More info: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/embrace-your-body-9781760895983 #EmbraceYourBody #TarynBrumfitt #SineadHanley #BodyImageMovement

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