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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!

Meet a little girl who's spontaneous, fast, and strong and loves winning. Sometimes she's mistaken for a boy, but she definitely isn't one! When she meets a boy who likes wearing princess dresses and playing dolls, they quickly discover shared interests and a wonderful friendship.

I'm a Girl! is celebration of being who we are and not being restricted by stereotypes. Most of all it is joyful and full of energy. Be yourself - there's no one better!

Award for Time For Bed, Fred!
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Pick

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ISBN-13:	9781619639751
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	05/31/2016
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Yasmeen Ismail is the acclaimed author and illustrator of Specs for Rex and Time for Bed, Fred!, which was chosen as both a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, and featured in the Society of Illustrator's Original Art Show. Both of Yasmeen's books have been nominated for the CLIP Kate Greenway Medal, with Time for Bed, Fred! making the long list for 2014. Yasmeen attended art school in Dublin, Ireland and now lives in London, England.

www.yasmeenismail.co.uk

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Editorial Reviews

02/22/2016
Who says that everything fun, fast, messy, noisy, and competitive is the domain of boys? A young rabbit is flabbergasted and furious that when she acts true to herself, she is consistently mistaken for a boy. She strips down to her underpants and impulsively jumps into a pool—a scene Ismail (Specs for Rex) depicts with a marvelous amalgam of devil-may-care splatters and splotches—and a grown-up on a lounge chair shouts, “Hey! Watch out, young man!” She pulls ahead in a footrace, and a bystander says, “Mommy, look. He’s going to win.” “I’m a girl! I’m a girl... I’m a girl!” the rabbit says in a refrain, a sentiment made all the more resounding by bold, hand-drawn typography. By story’s end, she has met a comrade in arms: a lion who is equally eager to define boyhood on his own terms. “Being us is super!” they shout. “We’re us!” 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. Ages 3–6. Agent: Vicki Willden-Lebrecht, Bright Literary Agency. (May)

Publishers Weekly

"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!

From the Publisher

05/01/2016
PreS-Gr 1—A wrongheaded picture book attempts to celebrate "girl power" and the rejection of traditional gender roles but ends up perpetuating stereotypes. A blue watercolor donkey careens through the pages, speeding, spilling food, banging drums, and barging into others. Every energetic, loud, or careless action prompts a witness to mistake her for a boy, but she proudly responds, "I'm a girl!" each time, usually more than once. While the narration asserts that behaviors like reading books about ships and wanting to win races are not the exclusive purview of men, the work creates a world in which doing any of these things—even riding a scooter at speed—marks the actor as male. The damaging fallacy extends in every direction, though, as the bystanders' sometimes derisive comments, which assume that she's male ("Ugh! Boys are so messy."), support an additional set of (binary) gender stereotypes. The final spreads include a red lion and a boy who dons a grass skirt and shakes maracas along to the donkey's guitar-playing, as the two celebrate their independent thinking. "Being us is SUPER!" they declare while repeatedly proclaiming their genders, at which point the late introduction of a new character stands as the least of the book's issues. VERDICT A misguided effort at promoting gender equality.—Robbin E. Friedman, Chappaqua Library, NY

School Library Journal

2016-04-13
A spirited young child is proud to be a girl—even if everyone mistakes her for a boy.Even though girls are supposed to be made of sugar and spice, Ismail's spunky protagonist is not. She makes a mess when she eats. She rides so fast on her scooter that when it hits a bump, she's sent flying through the air. Because of her exuberant personality, adults refer to her as "sonny" and "young man." To which she proudly responds, "I'm a girl!" She refuses to change who she is based on others' expectations of how a girl should behave. Her strong self-confidence pushes aside frustration to celebrate being a girl, and she makes a new friend who is just as proud to be a boy. 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.' " Ismail even sneaks in the message that it's OK for boys to play with dolls. Ismail's lively watercolors pop against the minimalist backgrounds, capturing her narrator's energy. She depicts her protagonist as a donkey, surrounding her with a truly diverse cast of anthropomorphic animals.A rallying cry to be enthusiastically true to oneself. (Picture book. 2-5)

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