Ambitious Girl

Name: Ambitious Girl
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Meena Harris
ISBN: 9781549108334

Author: Meena Harris

Narrator: Meena Harris

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 01/19/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Anyone who's ever been underestimated or overshadowed will find inspiration in this empowering new book from Meena Harris, New York Times-bestselling author of Kamala and Maya's Big Idea, which is based on a true story about her aunt, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and her mother, Maya Harris. When a young girl sees a strong woman on TV labeled as "too assertive" and "too ambitious," it sends her on a journey of discovery through past, present, and future about the challenges faced by women and girls and the ways in which they can reframe, redefine, and reclaim words meant to knock them down. As Ambitious Girl says: No "too that" or "too this"will stop what's inside us from flowering.

About Meena Harris

Meena Harris was born into a family of strong women whose legacy continues to inspire her. Meena herself is a lawyer and entrepreneur. In 2017 she founded Phenomenal, a values-driven, 360-degree media company that centers women and historically excluded communities. She currently resides in San Francisco with her partner and two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Metteyya on January 18, 2021

I 'almost' bought this book for my four-year-old daughter, but then went to Amazon and took a look inside and read more about the backstory with the family. Certainly, we do NOT want girls or boys to think that they cannot achieve their dreams, and to the extent that this book helps children regardl......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on January 24, 2021

I have mixed feelings about this one. I love the positive message about not fearing that you are "too this" or "too that" to let it slow you down. I like defining persistent and ambitious in a way that makes it easier for young kids to understand. I think it could have been more open and inclusive t......more

Goodreads review by Sam on June 16, 2021

I loved this book. Brilliantly written and illustrated, showing how being a young girl, one should not listen to the labels put upon us, but rather redefine those labels, and reclaim them as our own in order for us to flower.......more

Goodreads review by Emmy on October 08, 2021

A truly inspirational book for young girls. There was so much diversity in this book beyond just race. So many young girls and women are represented on the pages, and I LOVE that. There are pages that take you through history and show how much women have accomplished in the last, present and what ca......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 29, 2022

Message of the book 5 stars The actual writing 3 stars Art 3.75 stars......more

Quotes

"The quick moral? Don’t let the world judge you—'You tell them who you are.' The story is inclusive of all girls and some nonbinary folk in uplifting illustrations that shout the lessons, that 'too' is darkly overwhelming, but women before her have opened doors. Here, also, is the quote children everywhere have been learning in this political season—'You may be the first someday, but don’t be the last—make space for more!'"—School Library Journal