My Spots - Paperback

by Victoria Usova (Illustrator), Marina V (Author)

This book is about self-love for kids. It's about finding our own unique spots and being okay with what nature gave us. It's about seeing what beautiful spots are found in nature by looking at animals and their spots and markings. I was inspired by my first daughter who was born with a Mongolian mark on her leg. She noticed it when she was just a baby and often asked me to wash it off or remove it. I felt so bad that I couldn't remove it. Each time she would look at it she seemed upset so I told her that her birthmark is just like the marks on many animals in nature. I told her just like a leopard has its spots so does she and that it's unique to her. This book expands on that idea and hopefully helps little kids accept their birthmarks whatever they may be by illustrating some of nature's animals/birds/fish/insects and their marks or what I call in the book "spots."

Author Biography

I was born in Moscow, Russia and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. I am a mom of two wonderful girls, and an Interior Designer and Feng Shui practitioner currently residing across the river from NYC. I always wanted to write a book but never imagined that my first book would be a children's book. I'm so excited about this book and hope everyone will love it as much as I do. My goal is that it will help many kids understand and accept their birth marks. And if more than 1 copy of this book sells, I look forward to writing many more. Surprisingly, I have many more kid book ideas up my sleeve. I guess you never know where life takes you.