Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Growing up, author Jenny Block would get frustrated whenever her dad told her to be herself – a plan that more often than not ended in rejection.
In middle school, when other girls were showing up to summer camp with Bloomies underwear and magazine pages of the latest hunky movie stars, she came armed with her monkey puppet (“Hi! I’m Jenny and this is my monkey, Henry”) – an experience she describes as “social suicide at first sight.” It took Block until young adulthood – and some failed attempts at following the crowd – to realize that her uniqueness isn’t just an asset but utterly contagious. “People often tell me that my superpower is making others feel good about themselves,” says Block.
Having recently met Block, I can attest this is true. Within seconds of being introduced, Block, wearing one of the most beautiful rainbow-coloured dresses I’ve ever seen, handed me a custom-made friendship bracelet. I immediately felt a sense of kinship and was less self-conscious about the brightly printed pants I’d decided to wear that evening.
In her new book, Be That Unicorn: Find Your Magic, Live Your Truth, and Share Your Shine , Block hopes to pass on some of this magic. “I was inspired to write Be That Unicorn to remind myself and others to get off the bench and into the game. You.
