Just Like Me (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780525582090)

An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over it to find a poem that's just for them.

I am a canvas
Being painted on
By the words of my family
Friends
And community

From Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Grandma's Purse, comes a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. With bright portraits in Vanessa's signature style of vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites readers to find themselves and each other within its pages.

"A dynamic, uplifting, and welcoming world of girls."--Kirkus

"Thoughtful, inclusive, and celebratory"--Publishers Weekly

"Bursting with positivity, this would be a great book to use in primary school classrooms when discussing issues of friendship, diversity, and self-esteem."--Booklist


Author: Vanessa Brantley-Newton
ISBN-10: 0525582096
ISBN-13: 9780525582090
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2020
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508676 / Just Like Me


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/14/2019
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2019
Booklist 11/01/2019 pg. 42
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 88
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2020 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average