I'm a Girl! - Softcover

Yasmeen Ismail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408857006 ISBN 13: 9781408857007

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2015

Synopsis

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! The girl in this book likes to win, she likes to be spontaneous, fast and strong, and because she also likes to dress in t-shirt and shorts, she is forever getting mistaken for a boy. And when she meets a boy who likes wearing princess dresses and playing dolls, they both quickly discover that they share interests that are wide and varied. I am a Girl! is a wonderful celebration of being who we are and not being pigeon-holed or restricted by gender stereotypes. Most of all it is full of energy and laugh-out-loud funny. Who says that pink is for girls and blue is for boys?

About this title

About the Author:

Yasmeen Ismail is an exciting new talent in the world of picture books. Her artwork and characters are both charming and unique. She studied at art school in Dublin and has worked on a wide range of illustration and animation projects. Yasmeen has a great eye for colour, detail and composition. Her first book, Time for Bed, Fred! won the V&A Book Illustration Award and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Yasmeen is Irish and now lives in London. http://www.yasmeenismail.co.uk @YasmeenMay

Review:

"Young readers will giggle over the protagonist's misadventures. Most importantly, readers will relate to her belief that there is "no right or wrong way to play when you play ‘pretend.'” A rallying cry to be enthusiastically true to oneself." - Kirkus Reviews

"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." - Publishers Weekly

"A perfectly designed read-aloud for the bedtime staller. A sheer delight!" ―starred review, Kirkus Reviews on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Ismail . . . uses bright, beautiful brush strokes of watercolor to convey the manic, tail-wagging, mud-spattering energy that Fred, a furry black mop of a dog, brings to bedtime." ―The New York Times Book Review on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Fred’s eager-to-please look and the constant trouble he gets into give this the makings of a bedtime favorite." ―Publishers Weekly on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Ismail cleverly uses exclamations and rhetorical questions to liven up the familiar lets-get-ready-for-bed storyline. This book works well as a read aloud, as it begs for audience participation, and will likely become a bedtime favorite." ―School Library Journal on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Fred is illustrated in watercolors that seem to soak through the page in thick blotches and rich, saturated colors. The effect is a wonderful sense of motion." ―Booklist on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1408857006
• ISBN 13: 9781408857007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1