Dear Girl,
A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You!
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2017
- Category
- Halloween, Valentine's Day, Parents, Emotions & Feelings, New Baby, Girls & Women, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Patriotic Holidays, New Experience, Christmas & Advent
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780062422507
- Publish Date
- Dec 2017
- List Price
- $24.99
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Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller that Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb calls “a beautiful, beautiful book.”
The bestselling author of I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and her daughter Paris Rosenthal collaborate to bring you the heartwarming and inspiring Dear Girl,
Dear Girl, is a love letter written for the special girl in your life; a gentle reminder that she’s powerful, strong, and holds a valuable place in the world.
Through Amy and Paris’s charming text and Holly Hatam’s stunning illustrations, any girl reading this book will feel that she's great just the way she is—whether she enjoys jumping in a muddy puddle, has a face full of freckles, or dances on table tops.
Dear Girl, encourages girls to always be themselves and to love who they are—inside and out.
Dear Girl,
This book is for you.
Wonderful, smart, beautiful you.
If you ever need a reminder, just turn to any page in this book and know that you are special and you are loved.
—Amy and Paris
Celebrate graduations, birthdays, and other special moments with the dear girls in your life with the lasting gift of this remarkable book.
About the authors
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
écrivait pour les enfants et les adultes. Ses livres pour la jeunesse ont
fait l'objet de très bonnes critiques dans le New York Times. Aux
Éditions Scholastic, elle est l'auteure de
Point d'exclamation, Aujourd'hui, c'est oui!, Une amie pour Licorne
et Souffles de souhaits. Amy a perdu son combat contre le cancer
en mars 2017.
AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL was the author of the memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and the children’s books Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, illustrated by Jane Dyer; One of Those Days, illustrated by Rebecca Doughty; and Little Pea, illustrated by Jen Corace.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal's profile page
Holly Hatam est une fille qui aime porter des vêtements roses et brillants, et parfois, elle porte une cape pour combattre des dragons. Elle est l’illustratrice de Chère fille, et What Matters. Holly habite à Whitby, en Ontario.
Holly Hatam is a girl who sometimes likes to wear something pink and sparkly and sometimes dons a cape and fights dragons. She is the illustrator of Chère fille, and What Matters. Holly lives in Whitby, Ontario.
Paris Rosenthal is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Girl, a collaboration with her late mother, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Boy, which she wrote with her father, Jason Rosenthal. She also wrote Project 1,2,3, a 365-day guided journal. Paris currently lives in New York City. And yes, she is named after Paris, the city.
Editorial Reviews
“Abundantly necessary. Holly Hatam’s simple, stark style and limited palette reflect the essential and basic nature of equality, conveying that Dear Girl can be any girl. Dear Girl ends with love. Scary times call for extra love.” — New York Times Book Review
★ “This picture book should have a permanent place on every empowering book display your library puts up. A must purchase. Each missive reminds readers to be herself, be smart, be adventurous, sometimes cry, and always listen to your instincts. The mother-daughter connection is always loving and personal.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
“A mother-daughter team offers a love letter encouraging girls to accept and love themselves. They advise girls to be confident, to speak up, and to be curious and adaptable to anything. Sure to be a hit for mothers and daughters of all ages for its warm, supportive message.” — Booklist
“The missives are generally empathetic and up-to-the-minute.”
— Publishers Weekly
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