Author Marissa Bader
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Minneapolis-based writer specializing in topics pertaining to parenthood and mental health.
The Only Me
by Marissa Bader, illustrated by Arlene Soto
My brand new children’s book is now available!
Stella and Paige are 7-year-old fraternal twins who don’t look alike and have very different personalities and interests. Yet, even so, people constantly compare them or comment about how strange it is that they’re not more similar. This has Stella feeling frustrated. They may be twins, but that doesn’t make them the same person!
Can Stella find a way to accept and value herself for who she is, and realize that she and Paige can each be their own, special and unique people, and still be twins?
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Storytime with Summer
Summer McKenna, the amazing creator and voice behind the popular YouTube channel, Storytime with Summer, read The Only Me today on her channel. She did
Announcing: Stella’s Brave Voice
Stella’s Brave Voice, my second children’s book, will also feature Stella and Paige, the set of fraternal twins we met in my first book, The Only Me.
The Children’s Book Review
In this lovely, first-person story about sisterhood, readers are encouraged to think about what it means to be yourself and value the things that make
Kirkus Reviews Magazine
Kirkus Reviews Magazine listed The Only Me as one of the top indie books of 2022 in the December 15, 2022 edition. Less than 10%