This story will encourage your children to treat everyone they encounter with kindness and love and also inspire organic ideas on how they should view differences in others or even themselves. Nathalie Marblehead the main character that kids love, was born "different" from all the other Marbleheads in Marblehead Land. She is born square unlike all of her other friends and relatives who are born perfectly round. Nathalie's brother and sister decide to go on a journey to help "cure" her so she can fit in with the others. What's so bad about being "different" anyway? You will be delighted when you see how Nathalie overcomes her diversity and realizes being unique isn't so bad after all. *The Marbleheads: Isn't Easy Being Square was written by a brother and sister whose sibling was born with cerebral palsy and has the added benefit of preparing children for that potentially difficult time when they don't feel like they are fitting in perfectly with others. It conveys and reinforces to children the idea that despite diversity/disability each individual is perfect and beautiful in their own way.*

Author Biography

Fashion & Bridal Designer Emilio O. was born into a family of dress makers and pattern makers. He studied at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles California, where he established himself as a working artist. His keen eye for fashion and unique style of drawing led him to win Dancing With The Stars "Design a Dance" Competition sponsored by Macy's in 2010. Since then, his designs have been shown during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Miss California USA and the HOllywood Film Festival. In 2016 while working for Alfred Angelo Bridal, he was commissioned to draw Disney's Fairtale Weddings Bridal Collection. Emilio's illustrations have also appeared in global publications such as the Knot and Bridal Guide. His passion for art and fashion has kept his finger on the pulse which he has incorporated into the drawings of each of the Marblehead characters.