{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Body Image, Belonging, and Love Across Languages","description":"In this inspiring episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast, Jed welcomes two wonderful guests whose picture books open the door to big, heartfelt family conversations. First, Jed chats with Erin Washington, author of I\u2019m Just Like Me. Erin shares how her biracial, very tall 10\u2011year\u2011old daughter inspired the story after feeling different from her classmates. When Erin went looking for a picture book that celebrated a child who didn\u2019t look like everyone else, she couldn\u2019t find one\u2014so she wrote it. Erin talks candidly about her own 20\u2011year struggle with body image and eating disorders, and how becoming a mom, embracing intuitive eating, and learning to truly respect her body changed everything. She also introduces the Blue Butterfly Foundation, her free mentorship program for teen girls struggling with body image and self\u2011worth, and explains why representation in books and media is so critical for kids\u2019 dreams and confidence. Then Jed welcomes back author\u2011illustrator Anoosha Syed, here to celebrate Love in Every Language, the companion to her hit book That\u2019s Not My Name. The story follows Merha, a young Pakistani American girl who can\u2019t speak Urdu and struggles to communicate with her grandmother. Anoosha and Jed explore how many immigrant kids love family deeply even when they don\u2019t share a language, and how some cultures rarely say \u201cI love you\u201d with words, instead showing love through food, care, nicknames, and time together. Anoosha also shares how becoming a mom has changed the way she creates picture books and tests them with her own son. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"