Beautiful

by Stacy McAnulty

[Jo]

Originally posted on Jo's Scribbles.

Beautiful is an incredible story that turns the stereotypes of who and what girls should be on their heads. Where make-up is about face paint, where sweet smiles can include buck-teeth and braces, where smelling like flowers means getting your hands dirty, where compliments are about your talents and achievements rather than on how you look. Where being pretty and lovely doesn't mean being "girlie". This book is wonderful diverse, including girls of colour and disabled girls - because all girls are beautiful.