Mirror Face

About the Mission

By age four, children become aware that other people are reacting to them. This marks their first experience with being self-conscious.

As they gain a sense of “me”, these social interactions help them forge their identities, and issues like self esteem and self-worth emerge as critical determinants of how they think and feel about themselves.

Mirror Face is written for children entering this stage of life and centers on an activity that children all over the world engage in: looking in the mirror.

About the Story

Before leaving home, three separate children gaze into a mirror with feelings of self-doubt, wondering what people will think of them. They adventure out into the world, befriending each other along the way. Their Mutual quest for self-assurance takes them to a grand park, with an even grander work of art -- a magical reflective bean. There, they meet their inner voice, the image of their self-confidence reflected in their smiling faces. Filled up with self-acceptance, possibility and belief, the children dream about all that they can be. As the children return home, they take with them the gift of knowing that the truth of who they are lies within the mirror of their heart.