I knew the direction it was headed as far as the romance part, but that didn't stop me from loving it. Little Imperfections: A Tall Tale of Growing Up Different Peet Montzingo, famous for his videos on social media, joins KCAL Mornings to discuss his new book that addresses the universal theme of be different. Through Josie's eyes, we see the year unfold and all the drama--both in the family and in the Fairchild admissions process--that that entails.

There is also a lot of love between the pages as Josie explores the relationship with her daughter while plotting her future. There are many creative ways of engaging the child, such as lift-the-flap, look through the hole, and so forth. In their debut picture book and accompanying video series, Peet Montzingo and Rockwell Sands have woven moving messages and life lessons with bravery, comedy, and grace. Set in the world of San Francisco's elite private schools, main character Josie is also dealing with her own daughter's college application process (which is fraught, since her daughter has her heart set on Julliard, and after her own experience withdrawing from college to pursue modeling, Josie has her mind set on her daughter attending a more traditional program). With this, he presented his thoughts on why one must look at the imperfections with normal perspective and there shouldn't be any discriminating thoughts on someone being different from others.She grew inside me, developed a heart right underneath mine and sometimes I know what she's feeling before she does. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. So she gets a job at a prestigious prep school that EVERYONE around the world wants to get into so their children can make it to the Ivey league schools. Lily swears she’ll never end up in another abusive home, but when Ryle starts to show all the same warning signs that her mother ignored, Lily learns just how hard it is to say goodbye.

The aim is to help the reader gain perspective and self-acceptance, that the world isn’t perfect, and neither are you. I appreciated the story's focus on how everyone has their own little imperfections and struggles and that those things don't make you less than anyone else.

She skipped college to go into modeling, thinking she would make more money that way, but it was not to be and, as she aged, she could no longer compete with the young ones. Just when I thought the main character, Josie, couldn’t think/do/say something that would be even more of a huge put off for me, she goes and one ups herself.