I'm a Girl!
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
I'm supposed to be made of sugar and spice
and all things nice.
But I'm sweet and sour
and not a little flower.
I am a girl! I am a girl! I am a girl!
Meet a little girl who's spontaneous, fast, and strong and loves winning. Sometimes she's mistaken for a boy, but she definitely isn't one! When she meets a boy who likes wearing princess dresses and playing dolls, they quickly discover shared interests and a wonderful friendship.
I'm a Girl! is celebration of being who we are and not being restricted by stereotypes. Most of all, this audio eBook is joyful and full of energy. Be yourself - there's no one better!
Award for Time For Bed, Fred!
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Pick
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Who says that everything fun, fast, messy, noisy, and competitive is the domain of boys? A young rabbit is flabbergasted and furious that when she acts true to herself, she is consistently mistaken for a boy. She strips down to her underpants and impulsively jumps into a pool a scene Ismail (Specs for Rex) depicts with a marvelous amalgam of devil-may-care splatters and splotches and a grown-up on a lounge chair shouts, "Hey! Watch out, young man!" She pulls ahead in a footrace, and a bystander says, "Mommy, look. He's going to win." "I'm a girl! I'm a girl... I'm a girl!" the rabbit says in a refrain, a sentiment made all the more resounding by bold, hand-drawn typography. By story's end, she has met a comrade in arms: a lion who is equally eager to define boyhood on his own terms. "Being us is super!" they shout. "We're us!" Ismail acknowledges that boys face social pressures of their own, but this is a girl's story, and Ismail's exuberant watercolors beautifully capture her heroine's energy and doughty spirit. Ages 3 6.
