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MOM
SAYS, DAD SAYS, NAT SAYS: OTHER
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General Public:
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
A beautifully illustrated book for adults and kids who have felt
different for any reason. Drawing from both the east and west, this
heartwarming tale shows us how to overcome the 'us' vs. 'them' mentality
through surprising coping strategies.
General Public Spicy:
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
This entertaining illustrated health series reads much like St.
Exupery's The Little Prince, but with a different message. Other
is about the art of being different, what we wished our Mom had
told us, what our Dad may not have known, and what our own head
and heart might still have difficulty grasping. Unless, like the
characters in the book, your Mom has a European 'savoir vivre' that
is larger than life, your Dad is a Zen Japanese Harvard trained
psychiatrist on health, and you like the American author Nat, have
spent years trying to integrate both your mom's heart and your dad's
head.
Expats, Expat, Expatriates:
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other will be treasured by the international
crowd who have not always fit neatly into any one category. Adults
who have traveled, married a foreigner, lived the life of an ex-pat
or grown up bi-culturally will be memorably moved by the coping
strategies of the tri-cultural penguin.
Happa, Ameriasian, Nisei, Eurasian:
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
Dad is Japanese. Mom is French. Nat, she is a Happa, Ameriasian,
Nisei, Eurasian or more simply put an 'Other'. This heartwarming
entertaining book shows us how to enjoy growing up as an 'Other.'
Through surprising and highly effective strategies Nat shows us
how to enjoy an identity crisis, a different physical appearance
(Nat had spent hours pinching her nose to make it less flat with
little success), language (looking Japanese did not mean Nat spoke
it fluently), a strange sounding name, and how to deal with racism
from all ethnic groups including your own -- if you are lucky enough
that such a category exists.
Multiracial, Bi-cultural, Multicultural:
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
In addition to all the normal identity crisis and pressure that
kids and adults go through growing up, this beautiful and heartwarming
book helps multiracial kids deal with their differences including
their physical appearance, language, a strange sounding name, identity,
and how one deals with racism from all ethnic groups including ones
own -all with great wit, humor, and surprising effectiveness.
Children & Parents 'Because Growing up is
Difficult':
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
"Mom says its cute to be small: Dad says Napoleon was small.
But none of that helped." This book is for Mom, Dad and children
who grow up feeling that they are a little different - be it too
small, tall, big, or some other 'label' that makes them stand out
from the crowd. The book reads much like the St. Exupery's The Little
Prince, but is about optimal health, what we wished our Mom had
told us, what our Dad may not have known, and what our own head
and heart will enjoy discovering over and over.
Psychology and Mental Health:
Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other
This heartwarming illustrated book is for busy adults and kids who
have felt picked on for being different (and who hasn't), or constrained
by a label (their own or someone else's). Child psychiatrists, psychologists,
social workers and teachers will also get a lift from its freshness.
Through the surprising coping strategies in the book, being different,
can suddenly become a formidable stepping-stone to health.
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Nathalie
Ishizuka is a Franco-Japanese American who has lived, worked
and studied on three continents. Her innovative interdisciplinary
approach integrating the psychology of individuals, organizations,
and the nation state has lead her to work with people from many
fields and to receive the George A. Plimpton Fellowship for the
study of social, economic, and political institutions.
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Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other, illustrated
& written by Nathalie Ishizuka, 60 color pages soft cover, ISBN
1-59113-741-1. $24.95 published by Booklocker 2005, visit www.natsays.com
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