A Girl Like You

A Girl Like You

Review Strong, daring, brave, and bold are the watchwords in this text, as an omniscient narrator reminds the beautiful girl in the text to be the best you she can be: Bold girl, speak up. It's okay to disagree with people. Our differences teach us about one another. The entire book is devised to be permission for everyone to be themselves, regardless of gender, ability, age, interests, strengths, and/or religion. It's a soothing text, and the illustrator takes the universal message of empowerment and brings it down to the personal with impressionistic scenes. --School Library Journal Every young girl is a wonder! "A Girl Like You" by Frank and Carla Murphy encourages girls to embrace what makes them unique, to choose kindness, and to be their own advocates. In an age when girls can be whatever they want, "A Girl Like You" will remind them of all the ways to be beautiful, brilliant, and uniquely themselves. Beautifully illustrated by the artwork of Kayla Harren, "A Girl Like You" is an extraordinary and highly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 5-7. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "A Girl Like You" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.53). --Midwest Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice A Girl like You, written by Frank and Carla Murphy, and vibrantly illustrated by Kayla Harren, is ostensibly a picture book for small children. However, by the second page I'm serious, page TWO I had thought of five different women of varying ages I wanted to give it to: my BFF who turns 50 this year, our dear friend going off to college this fall, both of my daughters, a First Communicant, and a colleague s brand new baby. Wait, that's six. --Mr. Alex's Bookshelf Calling on brave girls, bold girls, thoughtful girls, and smart girls (which, after all, are all girls) and girls who read, run, recycle, reflect, and remember who they are and the proud tradition from which they come, the book also reminds (or informs) girls that they are radiant, magnificent, and just what the world needs right now. -- The Robinson Reporter I returned to the book many times just to soak in all of the detail. I believe readers of all backgrounds will find themselves in the words and illustrations of this book. --Imagine the Possibilities blog Framed by active adjectives that give readers touchstones to reach for and build on, the inspirational text highlights realistic situations that every child experiences as they navigate friendships, school, activities, and self-discovery. The specificity of the language is especially welcome as it speaks directly to the questions, conflicts, successes, and encounters kids have every day. ----Celebrate Picture Books blog The story celebrates being a girl, and provides a series of celebratory observations and advice on how girls can be empowered and more effective in life. --Donovan's Literary Service this lovingly illustrated over-sized picture book, readers meet girls who try new things, girls who stand up to bullies, and girls who run for student council. Girls who lift weights, girls who set goals and stick to them, and girls who study the stars. Readers also get to celebrate girls who voice their opinions, girls who choose the right friends (friends who are kind and thoughtful), and girls who don't mind saying they're sorry when they re wrong. This heartwarming book is a must-have for every daughter age 4-8. It should encourage outsider girls, prick the conscience of popular girls, and coach girls everywhere that being selfish and thoughtless is out, and being kind, helpful and proudly female is very, very in. --Picture Books Depot A Girl Like You is a noteworthy picture book that sends a powerful message to young girls around the globe: Each and every one of them holds significance and splendor....At a time when gender is often at the forefront of discussions, this book encourages young generations