6/10/2023 0 Comments Little leaders by vashti harrison![]() ![]() The middle pages of the book are fascinating and powerful in the imagery created. As the story continues, the words take their toll on the girl's confidence, especially the so-called 'helpful' advice she gets that breaks her heart. The illustration showing the girl with the words showing on her skin as she looks in the mirror hit me hard. And as one would expect it hurts, the words are hard to forget. A mishap at the playground leads to mean laughter and teasing even the adults criticize her. As she gets older she starts to hear the word 'big' too often and not in a good way. ![]() When she's first born, the girl is encouraged to dream with words like caring, considerate, smart, creative, graceful, and nimble. ![]() A young black girl learns the power of words in this stunning picture book. ![]()
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