Dear Girl: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You!

Dear Girl: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You!

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. “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 ★ “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) “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 “The missives are generally empathetic and up-to-the-minute.” - Publishers Weekly 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 Krouse Rosenthal wrote more than thirty picture books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers  Dear Girl, (cowritten with her daughter, Paris Rosenthal) and  I Wish You More (cowritten with Tom Lichtenheld). A con­tributor to NPR, TED collaborator and speaker, filmmaker, and the author of two groundbreaking memoirs ( Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal ), she raised her three children with her husband, Jason, in Chicago. For more about Amy’s life, work, and the foundation formed in her memory, please see amykrouserosenthalfoundation.org. 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 Dear Baby , and 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. Holly Hatam  is the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Dear Girl, and Dear Boy, which she had the pleasure of creating with Amy, Paris, and Jason Rosenthal. Some of her other books include Made by Maxine , written by Ruth Spiro, and Jack (Not Jackie) , written by Erica Silverman. Holly lives in Whitby, Ontario, with her wacky husband and even wackier son. A beautiful book designed to inspire and empower girls Encourages self-esteem, confidence, pride A celebration of wonderful, smart, beautiful you! Written by mother and daughter Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal Illustrated by Holly Hatam