

One Girl
Author: Andrea Beaty
Narrator: Victoria Rodriguez
Unabridged: 7 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 10/06/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, School
Author: Andrea Beaty
Narrator: Victoria Rodriguez
Unabridged: 7 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 10/06/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, School
Andrea Beaty was raised in southern Illinois in a town so small that she knew everybody and their pets. She grew up loving Nancy Drew and then eventually progressed to Agatha Christie books and the classics. Her secret ambition is to star in a Broadway musical, and she is often tempted to break into song and dance at very odd moments.
There is a trend in picture books right now that attempt to tackle subjects and emotions with beautiful illustrations but text that doesn't lend itself to children's comprehension levels or engagement. I love the powerful message that this book is trying to share and as an adult, it was beautiful bu......more
Beaty's spare poetic text celebrates the power of a single book given to a single girl to have an enormous potential to change her entire world: "One Girl. One spark. Glowing. Glowing in the dark." It's the luminous, over-sized, absolutely stunning illustrations by phenomenally talented illustrator......more
Andrea Beaty's lyrical text and Dom Phumiruk's gentle, muted illustrations in One Girl help us understand how books and education can change a child's life. From the first page we are invited to go along on one young girl's journey as she discovers the magic of a book. When she is given the opportun......more
Lyrical picture book that celebrates reading, the imagination and empowerment. What is not to love? Probably best for an older reader but any child can benefit from the text with a bit of adult explanation. The illustrations are detailed and absolutely terrific.......more