I Just Want to Be Me, lela's adventures on Her Way to a New school is a 34 page, poetically written, picture book, about a young girl who faces a new chapter in her life. Her family has moved to a new neighborhood, and she will attend her first day at a new school.

Escapism and angst take over as Lela walks alone down a magical path to school. On the way to her new school she morphs into what she thinks she would rather be, from a tree to the sun, a tiger, and then a bird, only to discover that what looks better for the moment is not for her. In the final analysis, she comes to grips with who she is and who she would rather be.

The book is bautifully illustrated by Penny Weber recipient of the Mom's Choice and Readers Favorite Five Stars awards.

I Just Want to Be is a great teaching and learning tool for Grandparents, Parents, and children from pre-school to fourth grade.

The stories objectives:

-To help 4 t0 10 year old children cope with the anxiety of attending their first day of school.

-Convey a strong message to children from 4 years to 10 years old that their self-worth will help them overcome life's obstacles.

-Navigating the challenges of attending school in a new neighborhood is possible.

-The story has a strong moral lesson for children attending their first day in a new school: "The grass is not always greener".

-I Just Want to Be Me teaches pre-school students that being proud of who they are, even if they feel different and don't feel they belong, can help them fit in.

-When you are proud of your uniqueness and confident in who you are you will be more likely to fit in.

-Weather it's nursery school, a pre-school program, kindergarten or grades 1-4, Lela's example of self worth is an example we all could learn from.