A heart-warming picture book that celebrates girlhood, motherhood, and the wonder of growing up.
37 pages, 19 full color illustrations
A Celebration of Every Awesome Girl
“We’re going to have a baby!”
From the moment Mommy and Daddy hear the joyful news, they’re awestruck by the little girl growing inside Mommy’s tummy. Together they marvel at every milestone — her first heartbeat, her first kiss, her first wobbly steps, her first giggling word.
With its rhythmic, read-aloud language and 19 luminous full-color illustrations, It’s Awesome to Be a Girl! invites little girls aged 2 to 7 to delight in who they are.
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Made for Moments that Matter
🌸 A bedtime favorite — Rhythmic language and joyful sound effects (“Splish! Splatter! Splash!”) that little ones love to read along to.
🌸 A keepsake gift — With a “Presented to / From” dedication page, perfect for baby showers, birthdays, and Mother’s Day.
🌸 Stunning illustrations — 19 full-color pages by Natia Gogiashvili that bring every moment to life.
🌸 A story that lasts — Written by a veteran elementary teacher, with a gentle message every little girl deserves to hear: your body is wonderful, and you are loved.
About the Author
Carolyn Burjoski is a recently retired elementary school teacher with twenty-five years in the classroom. Much of her career was devoted to teaching reading in an Accelerated Basic Literacy Education program — a specialized class for multilingual language learners in Grades 4 through 6 who had experienced interrupted education, often as refugees of war. Carolyn is a mother of three adult daughters and a grandmother of four. Her two awesome granddaughters were the inspiration for this book. She lives in Ontario, Canada, and is currently at work on a memoir about her career in education.
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