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Meena Harris's New Children's Book Is Dedicated to Little Girls Who've Been Told They're ‘Too Much’
“With Ambitious Girl, Harris is offering young women the opportunity to figure out what leadership looks like to them.”
“With Ambitious Girl, Harris aimed to not only provide readers with the language to "name and claim" their dreams and goals, as she says, but with the imagery, too, to encourage their aspirations. The book's cover features a brown-skinned, curly-haired girl with a look of pure joy on her face, a purposeful choice by Harris and illustrator Marissa Valdez to bring much-needed representation into the children's book world.”
”[Ambitious Girl] embarks on an exploration of challenges faced by women and girls and ways in which they can reframe, redefine, and reclaim words meant to knock them down.”
Meena Harris’s Newest Book Is Teaching Young Girls Ambition
Op-Ed: What My Aunt Kamala Taught Me About Ambition.
"Meena Harris takes us on a joyful journey of a girl claiming space in the world. [Ambitious Girl is] a great read for any kid who feels newly excited by representation in the U.S. government and have hope for their future to knock down the house.”
Meena Harris's New Kids' Book Proves There's No Such Thing as Being ‘Too Assertive’.
"Ambitious Girl will simply be the girl power read for the kids ahead of Inauguration Day.”
‘Ambitious Girl' Reminds Kids: Your Dreams Are Not A Drawback
Ambitious Girl is a “mighty manifesto for girls. […] Driving the book is a worthy slogan, actually applicable to boys and girls: Don’t let anyone tell you who you are. You tell them who you are.”
“Harris' empowering picture book about overcoming obstacles [is…] an optimistic and refreshing call to unity and social justice.”
- Booklist (January 13, 2021)
Ambitious Girl: Meena Harris Changes the Narrative with Her New Children’s Book
Meena Harris talks about diversifying children’s books with ‘Ambitious Girl’
“Every kid needs a copy.”
Ambitious Girl “couldn’t be timelier.”
In “Ambitious Girl, the newest children’s book from Meena, [a] pint-size protagonist decides to reject the labels of too-this or too-that and embarks on a journey where she learns to not only reclaim words meant to knock her down, but also to take up space and own her power.”
Meena Harris Released A New Children's Book All About Ambition
Meena Harris wants her new children's book to inspire ambitious women (and girls) everywhere