Just To Be Like You
Author: Crystal Kelley
Children look up to their parents and imitate them. Oftentimes, mothers don’t realize how daughters follow the way they talk or dress up or walk or react to situations. That’s what readers will realize in author-illustrator Crystal Kelley’s Just To Be Like You, a charming picture book that follows the story of a mother and daughter who are role models in her own way.
Sometimes as parents, it is forgotten that the ways exemplified are the ways children latch on and become. To be a mother who knows that her ways are being followed by her daughter actively shows the correct actions needing to be followed. Her awareness allows her to conduct herself in the image that she know will later be instilled into her daughter. Her daughter is known to be a reflection of her. With the daughter’s willingness to assist and be a part of the tasks being shown and taught makes it even more enjoyable because she truly admires her mother. So everyday consists of them completing tasks with each other and by each other’s waist side.
This story reassures both the parent and child on the reality of a true Role Model. In this book, it includes examples of tasks that could contribute to the character being developed within the child.
This book is available online and can be purchased at online bookstores.