A new series of children’s books will teach the next generation to aspire to be more like modern-day heroines such as a Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey.
Be Bold, Baby, by Alison Oliver will hit bookshelves on October 16 and will feature the former first lady and famed TV host’s most motivational quotes with a series of illustrations in two separate books.
In excerpts of Be Bold, Baby: Oprah, seen by DailyMailTV, the author encourages children to be ‘generous,’ ‘curious,’ and ‘present.’
The books offer children more progressive role models to look up to by featuring two of the most powerful females of our time.
Kitson Kids owner and retail strategist Fraser Ross told DailyMailTV: ‘It’s capitalizing on a trend that began with the #Metoo movement.
‘We now have books aimed at toddlers on Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, and Audrey Hepburn. Mothers want their daughters to look up to strong, inspiring women. I predict these Be Bold books will be very popular, especially with the holiday season approaching.’
Be Bold, Baby by Alison Oliver is a two-part series of children’s books that will introduce kids to modern-day inspirational women such as Michelle Obama
The new books offer children more progressive role models to look up to by featuring two of the most powerful females of our time
The adorable picture book depicts an elegant Michelle Obama in the Jason Wu dress she wore to the 2009 inaugural ball
Inside the 20-page book, Oprah Winfrey, 64, is drawn as a young girl, practicing her talk show format on her stuffed animals and crows sitting on a white picket fence.
An illustration of the media queen with her pal Gayle King is captioned, ‘Be Loyal’ with the Oprah quote, ‘Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.’
Oprah is pictured reading with a stack of books at her side with ‘Be Passionate: Some Women have a weakness for shoes…I can go barefoot if necessary, I have a weakness for books.’
It inspires kids to be ‘motivated’ like Oprah by depicting the talk show queen as a versatile accomplished woman on the cover of Vogue, running her company OWN, winning awards, as well as doing everyday activities such as gardening and exercising.
There’s even a ‘Be Honorable’ portrait of Oprah receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from her pal President Barack Obama in 2013.
The book aims to inspire kids to be ‘motivated’ like Oprah by depicting the talk show queen as a versatile accomplished woman on the cover of Vogue, running her company OWN, winning awards, as well as doing everyday activities such as gardening
Designer and illustrator Alison Oliver’s books encourage young children to be ‘bold’ ‘passionate’ ‘confident’ and ambitious by highlighting the accomplishments of the two trailblazing women
Former First Lady Michelle Obama, 54, has penned her own book, Becoming, that will be released November 13, but the Be Bold Baby’s version of her story will beat her to the shelves.
The playful side of Michelle is seen in an illustration of her hula hooping, ‘I want to be this really fly 80-,90-year old,’ quote.
Michelle’s off-the-shoulder white ball gown by Jason Wu makes an appearance as well with ‘Be Elegant.’
Be Bold, Baby publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt specializes in educational books that make learning ‘more encouraging and effective.’
Each book, ends with a mirror, allowing the reader to ‘star’ in the picture book, and a short biography detailing the achievements of the woman.
According to Fraser Ross they’ve hit the right mark with this series, ‘The illustrations and the message strike just the right balance. I’m interested to see who they’ll feature next!’
Be Bold, Baby! is available for pre-order on Amazon