Donna Cooner's Skinny inspires compliment-fest.

From the Journal Tribune:

It all started with Baileigh McGoon and Hannah Miller, who were among 10 members of a literature circle within their language arts class, reading the book “Skinny,” by Donna Cooner that addresses themes of self esteem and beauty being more than skin deep. The two girls, along with friend Chelsey Smith, who will be reading the book in an upcoming literature circle, discussed the themes and then borrowed an idea they’d heard about from a friend in the Yarmouth school district.

A couple of months ago, they started posting messages on the mirror of the girl’s bathroom in the junior high school wing of the elementary school – messages like “your eyes are beautiful,” “you’re having a good hair day” and “keep your head up.” Those messages weren’t aimed at anyone specifically, they were general notes of encouragement.

The notes were so well-received, the girls decided to expand the project, this time using students’ first names.

Good stuff. And probably easily tweaked and/or implemented in a library setting, yes?