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Helping Children 4–8 build confidence through imagination and storytelling
Award-winning children’s book, school programs, workshops, and free resources that help children discover they are smart, brave, and perfectly themselves.
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Every Parent Wants This for Their Child
You’ve watched your child hold back at the playground, give up the moment something gets hard, or go quiet after an unkind word. You can’t be in the room every time the world tests their confidence — but you can give them tools they carry inside. The good news: building confidence doesn’t take a parenting degree. It takes small, repeated actions.
What’s Inside Your Free Toolkit
Three quick activities you can start using today — no preparation required.
The Patty Power Pose
A 30-second confidence ritual your child can use before school, sports, or anything challenging.
There Is Only ONE You
A simple conversation — have fun together and create a “Perfectly Me” chart they’ll be proud to fill in.
The Perfectly Me Mirror Game
A daily habit that helps your child actually believe the good things about themselves.
Why Confidence Matters This Young
Children begin forming beliefs about themselves before they can spell their own names.
Kids who build healthy confidence early are more likely to:
Michelle Mercer is an award-winning Canadian children’s author, mother, grandmother, and life coach. She is the creator of Perfectly Patty’s Colourful Imagination, the first book in the Perfectly Patty series.
Her heartfelt mission: helping children 4–8 believe in themselves so confidence can grow.
Michelle uses imaginative storytelling, engaging read-a-louds, and meaningful learning experiences to inspire children to discover the joy of being perfectly themselves.
Amazon Reviews
This is a delightful story. I loved it. It is going to be sitting with our favorites bookshelf. The artwork is fun and reflects the imagination of Perfectly Patty in a perfect way. Beautiful story line!
Cynthia Helmer
My 7 year old daughter says “this book is so good I just want to read it a million more times! And Patty is brave, just like me!”
Kevin
This bright and colorful book is for children of ages and encourages us to use our imagination! Patty is a bundle of energy and joy with a great imagination that gets her through a long drive to Grandma and Grandpa's home in Calabogie. Those long travel times are something we can relate to and be inspired by Patty's beautiful, creative mind.
Lisa
Cute, fun story about a young girl who is always creating fun stories in her head. I could relate with this story.
Boyd
The message in this story is that kids are perfectly imperfect, just as they are. The writer captured the vivid imagination of a young child during an authentic family trip. It was refreshing to read about a child using their imagination instead of using technology or I-pads to pass the time. Great read with eye-catching illustrations.
Glenn
The illustrations are as energetic as the narrative. So much fun to watch Patty navigate the waters of self doubt and come out with an image of herself that is perfect. Sherry Krehbiel
Sherry Krehbiel
Amazing read! Very bright, welcoming and exciting to read to your kids! Inspires them to re-imagine the world around them!
Mewi
My son asks for this book every night for bed time!
Maddie
As a child life specialist, this book would be a great resource to encourage and develop coping skills using the imagination. For those children who choose to look away, reading this book as an ‘alternative focus’ would be great during a stressful or painful procedure.
Raye P.
Give Your Child the Gift of Self-Confidence — Free
Download the “Perfectly Me” Confidence Toolkit and start building your child’s self-worth today.