Review: Girls Can - Deb Preston - February 2023 You know that saying anything you can do, I can do better and girls can do what boys can. This rings true in Girls Can by Deb Preston. I loved this book as it shows that girls can enjoy things like princesses, and unicorns but also at the same time they might prefer playing a sport, getting dirty, and playing with trucks. This fun picture book is perfect for girls of all ages from 4 -9 years old. It is so good, that it also has won an award called the Maxy Award which is given to books and awarded to those who show excellence in both indie and self-published authors. This book has a strong emphasis on also building up your daughter's / nieces or even granddaughter's confidence and self-esteem and letting her know that she can become anything that she puts her mind to. I love books these days that show girls as I didn't have anything really like this when I was younger. The closest I had was the Babysitters Club which was a g...

Review: Ella Says... I'm Going to be an Astronaut - Anu D. Misa - March 2020 I loved this book as it shows that girls can do anything just like boys, in a world where girls couldn't be astronauts - now females are training to go to space and the International Space Station which I love. In this cute children's book by Anu D. Misa, we are reunited with Ella and her dog Ollie on their latest adventure. One evening Ella hears a crash and tiptoes downstairs quietly trying not to wake anyone up, but her younger brother Parker has heard the noise too. So together, they head outside to investigate. In their backyard is a sad little alien who has crashed his spaceship rocket. With Ella, Parker, and Ollie's help, the spaceship rocket will be repaired and the four of them will head off to space on a fun and crazy adventure to the moon and back all before morning. This junior fiction read is suitable for children aged 5-9 years old and is a great read to remind children and gir...