I loved the message of this book. You have to love yourself the way you are, flaws and all, and you are also loved by others! This was a cute way to share that message with children as well as introduce them to this wonder of Pisa that they may otherwise not have heard of.

Pisa Loves Bella’s is a super cute children’s story about the Leaning Tower of Pisa and how mean words can hurt. I loved the small bits of history and teaching Italian (it was perfect for my four year old!). The social emotional messaging was perfectly fine. It made sense with the story and didn’t seem to have been awkwardly added in like an afterthought like most SEL books we read. As a mom of girls that doesn’t want them to grow up and be “mean girls” -I appreciated the message of kind words and how words can hurt and change how others view themselves. I also appreciated the subtle body image messaging. Overall, great book that we will add to our shelf to read again and again. Thanks NetGalley for providing us with a copy to review!

A good read for children to celebrate their uniqueness. Most of us know what he leaning tower of Pisa but not the story behind it. I like the included glossary of Italian terms and the history of the tower included.

This is super cute. The illustrations are very bright and bold, the story is really sweet. The words are a bit small and I'm unsure if that is intentional, but the focus on the pretty pictures is charming.