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"""An important story honoring inclusion, anti-stereotyping, and empathy."" Kirkus Review Book 1 of 3 in the Ms. Freckle School Story Collection Series A beautiful, positive, and wonderfully illustrated children's story that encourages children not to judge others. Embracing self-acceptance and self-love. Ms. Freckle has a secret she's worried that her students will laugh at, but the students try to show her there's nothing to fear - or is there? What could her secret be? We all have differences, but once you step into the class of Ms. Freckle - the nicest teacher of them all, there's no need to worry! Just Because... is a feel-good story about accepting who we are and finding the courage to be who we are despite what others may think. Viewed from the teacher's perspective giving children the realization that adults have insecurities too. Just Because... embraces the acceptance of ourselves and others while identifying that our circumstances do not define us. Just Because you wear glasses does not mean you're a nerd and Just Because you may be short does not mean you can't play sports. We can do anything!"

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C.M. Harris's Just Because... A Story Book About Self-Acceptance is a marvelous and very human story about a teacher who is selfconscious about something and how the open discussion of her strange quirk allows her class to share their own things that they think they have to hide...Ashlynn Feather's illustrations are marvelous! Her detailed panels make you feel as though you've actually entered Mrs. Freckles's class...Just Because... A Story Book About Self-Acceptance is most highly recommended. -Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite

...The importance of acceptance is warmly and effectively portrayed....An important story honoring inclusion, anti-stereotyping, and empathy. -Kirkus Reviews C.M. Harris's Just Because... A Story Book About Self-Acceptance is a marvelous and very human story about a teacher who is selfconscious about something and how the open discussion of her strange quirk allows her class to share their own things that they think they have to hide...Ashlynn Feather's illustrations are marvelous! Her detailed panels make you feel as though you've actually entered Mrs. Freckles's class...Just Because... A Story Book About Self-Acceptance is most highly recommended. -Readers' Favorite

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Charity Michelle Harris, the award-winning author of What If We Were All The Same! spent her childhood worrying what other kids thought about her. She was teased for being skinny and for the way she walked, due to being diagnosed with Charcot Marie-Tooth Disease at the age of seven. Charity wrote Just Because... as a reminder to herself, and to you that we were born as we are for a reason. Just because you are different or have different circumstances does not mean we can't be proud of those differences. We can accept them, and embrace who we are. Charity lives in Southern California with her service dog, Gareth, and enjoys visiting schools where she spreads the joy of friendship, acceptance, and inclusion. Charity loves working with children and has been a private tutor for over ten years. She has her Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design, with a minor in marketing management from California Polytechnic University, Pomona and is also a certified ADA coordinator.

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