The World Needs More Purple People By Kristin Bell & Benjamin Hart

This is a wonderful book encouraging children and people of all ages to ask great questions, laugh, use their voice, work hard together and be their real selves. That's when we can change the world together!

Transcript

The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart Ta-da!

Follow my guide to become a purple person.

How to be a purple person by Penny.

Now you may be asking yourself,

Why in the whole wide world would I want to be purple?

Purple is a magic color when red and blue work together.

I think all the best things in the world are purple.

But you're probably wondering,

What does that have to do with people?

Wow!

Are you a genius?

Because you're already on your way to becoming a purple person.

You want to know why?

Step 1.

Ask questions.

Really great questions.

My dad says purple people ask great questions.

Questions about everything.

Even questions about questions.

Hey dad,

How far away is outer space?

Have you ever met a dolphin?

How many dolphins live in outer space?

Purple questions are the kind that help you learn something really big about the world or something really small about another person.

How tall is the world's tallest rainbow?

What's your bear's name?

Charlie?

Dad says the more purple questions you ask,

The more purple you become.

He also says I can only ask him 20 questions about space dolphins per day.

Step 2.

Laugh a lot.

My grandma says purple people laugh a lot.

We are always laughing together.

I mean like snot out our nose laughing.

We laugh at books.

We laugh at jokes.

How do you make a tissue dance?

Put a little boogie in it.

We laugh at donkey dances and hairy elephant knees.

And we especially laugh at grandpa's funny noises.

Purple laughing helps us remember the things we share and forget what we thought made us different.

And it's almost impossible to be angry when you are laughing.

Try it.

I dare you.

Grandma says the more purple laughing you do,

The more purple you become.

She also says grandpa's noises are her favorite funny noises in the whole wide world.

Step 3.

Use your voice and don't lose your voice.

My mom says purple people use their voice and don't lose their voice.

She encourages me to use my voice to sing.

My dad is the one with the hairy chest who loves me more than all the rest.

To give good ideas.

Let's wear monster costumes to school.

And to share my opinions.

I personally feel like we shouldn't have to eat Brussels sprouts because they smell like sweaty socks.

Sometimes people lose their voice and that's okay.

It happens.

A purple voice helps someone who is having trouble finding their own voice.

Purple people don't just speak up.

They also listen.

Maybe you could tell them you don't like it when they call you that name.

Want me to help you tell them?

Mom says the more you use a purple voice,

The more purple you become.

Mom,

Can you help me with my play?

She also says she heard my opinion on Brussels sprouts,

But I still have to eat them.

I'm going to work on a better argument.

Step 4.

Work hard.

Super duper hard.

My grandpa says purple people know how to dig in and get stuff done.

He and I like to work hard while we build things and while we learn things and while we grow things.

Purple work is the kind of work that gets done together to change something that needs changing.

What do we want?

More playgrounds.

When do we want them?

Now.

Fix something that needs fixing or help someone who needs helping.

Grandpa says the more purple work you do,

The more purple you become.

He also says the purple work has never been done while sitting on your backside sipping strawberry lemonade.

Okay.

Are you ready for the last step?

Are you ready?

Are you sure?

Are you sure you're sure?

Are you really,

Really ready?

Okay.

Drum roll,

Please.

Step 5.

Paint yourself purple.

Just kidding.

That's not the way to become a purple person.

Actually,

Being a purple person has nothing to do with what you look like.

My teacher says purple people look all sorts of ways.

They are big and small,

Old and young,

Some wear cool coats,

Some wear shorts with lots of pockets,

And some wear funny hats.

She says some purple people feel blue sometimes and red other times,

And some purple people even have green hair.

Step 5.

Just be you,

The real you.

Like my teacher always says,

Purple people come in every color you can dream up and every size you can think up.

The only way to be purple is to just be you,

Because you're the only you we've got.

So those are my surefire steps to turning into a purple person.

Hey,

Wait a minute.

You ask really great questions.

You laugh a lot.

You use your voice all the time.

You are a really hard worker.

And you are totally you.

Well,

I'll be a Yamas mama.

You've been beautifully purple this whole time.

I am sure glad you're a purple person,

Because the world needs more purple people just like you.

The end.

Reviews

its so good. I'm going to work on being a purple person

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It was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m purple!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this book so much that it's one of my if there no other meditation then this is one of them

Yay, I’m a purple person too! What a simply delightful story, Thank you for sharing! 😊🙏🏻

I love it so mutch

What a nice story and an amazing message! ☮️💜☮️💟☪️

Wonderful, cute story. Can’t wait to listen with my grandson.
Thank you so much 😊 💜🥰🐾🦋🙏🏽🤗🐝🎁☮️🕉💜🟣🟪

So Adorable,and true. Thank you 🙏 sending love and blessings 💜💜🙏

fun for kids. made me think of my grandchildren and smile. they are Purple People for sure!