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What Are Little Girls Made Of? Hardcover – Picture Book, February 4, 2021

by Jeanne Willis (Author), Isabelle Follath (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 711 ratings
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Think you know your nursery rhymes? Then think again! In this witty reworking of some nursery rhymes, Georgie Porgie doesn’t dare to make the girls cry, Little Bo-Peep’s sheep are all present and accounted for, thank you, and it’s a female doctor, of course, who fixes Humpty Dumpty. With the combination of clever rhymes and charming, witty illustrations, this remixed nursery rhyme collection is the perfect gift book for any child (or adult!), to read aloud or enjoy alone.
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  1. Reading age
    7 - 10 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    2 - 5
  5. Dimensions
    7.06 x 0.4 x 8.75 inches
  6. Publisher
    Candlewick Press
  7. Publication date
    February 4, 2021
  8. ISBN-10
    1536217336
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1536217339
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diversity; feminist; read aloud; nursery rhymes; nonfiction; girls
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Witty remixed nursery rhymes give little girls power, purpose, and presence...Although this title keeps gender clearly binary, this diverse bunch of girls can choose to be fairy queens or crocodiles. The very last lines turn the spotlight on a dancing Black boy, capturing the essence of empowerment: “Ray is dancing a ballet—we play what we want to play!” More relevant, possibly more entertaining, and certainly more appropriate than the originals.
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About the Author

Jeanne Willis wrote her first book when she was five. After that, there was no turning back. She has since written more than three hundred books and has won several awards, which are arranged in the attic where she works along with her collection of caterpillars, pink-toed tarantula skins, and live locusts. Jeanne Willis lives in London.

Isabelle Follath is a freelance illustrator living in Zürich, Switzerland, with her husband and daughter. Having worked for advertising agencies, fashion magazines, and book publishers for more than fifteen years, her true passion lies in illustrating children’s books. She uses pen and ink, watercolor, and pencil alongside digital techniques to create her work.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick Press; Illustrated edition (February 4, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536217336
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536217339
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.06 x 0.4 x 8.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 711 ratings

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Isabelle Follath is a freelance illustrator living in Zurich, Switzerland with her husband and daughter.

Having worked for advertising agencies, fashion magazines and book publishers for over 15 years, her true passion lies in illustrating children’s books. She uses pen and ink, watercolour and pencil alongside digital techniques to create her work.

She loves drinking an alarming amount of coffee, learning new crafts and looking for the perfect greenish-gold colour.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
711 global ratings
Not a nursery book! Misleading and not age appropriate
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Not a nursery book! Misleading and not age appropriate
I don't know where to start…I was really excited to receive this book by mail and add it to my baby's nursery. I must confess that I get carried away by its beautiful illustrations and reviews. If you look online “nursery books” it will appear as one of the first, on the google and Amazon search, which is pretty misleading. It saddens me that so much talent has been wasted for such a bad message. First of all, this is not a book for babies, much less for children, if appropriate it would be from 12 years old up. Why forcing the issue of gender identity at such a young age? And why instilling such a confusing and complex topic? “Joe is wearing fancy dress-he's a beautiful princess” Are you kidding me???? I also think that this book crosses the line from feminism to radicalism. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in the equity and power that we as women have in this society and everything that has been accomplish so far, but why belittling the role of men as well? Shameful and ridiculous. Not the message I would like to teach to my baby girl, and nieces. Would not recommended!!!
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Christina Loeffler
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend for girls and boys!
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022
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A feminist re-writing of classic nursery rhymes. Super fun, beautiful book and illustrations and incredible for little girls and little boys. Highly recommend!
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cindy Ryma
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet dreams
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
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Awesome loving book.
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Jessie Werkheiser
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book! Absolutely recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021
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Absolutely love this feminist take on the old nursery rhymes! Anyone with kids should have this book!!! Perfect for raising strong girls and boys who respect those women!
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Delonna G
4.0 out of 5 stars Strong voice
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
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Each section does a wonderful job of teaching the reader how to have a strong voice and to be yourself. Great affirmations and encouragement. A wonderful book to add to your library.
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Kevin L. Schellenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars Girl positive
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021
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This is a wonderful, girl-positive modern rendition of a classic poem
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Michael D. Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Little girls are not just sugar and spice
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021
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Bought it for grandnieces. They’re a bit young to fully appreciate- but my niece loved it on their behalf.
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Stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2022
What Little Girls Are Made Of: Modern Nursery Rhyme
"What are little girls made of?
What makes them who they are?
Sugar and spice and everything nice?
It's more than that by far."

I love this book. Hands down. This is not just a little book with cute rhyming about how girls are sweet and cute with bows on in their hair. This is an amazing story about how important girls are and how they can do so many important things in the world.
The illustrations are beautiful and bright. It is encouraging and inspiring and I will read this to my little girls every chance I get.
Thank you NetGalley for the eARC to review.
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Book Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT new spin on nursery rhymes!
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021
This is such a perfect spin on nursery rhymes. My daughters and I love it! Each rhyme has a strong and empowered character - what’s not to love?!
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Sileas Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely reverses the casual sexism of traditional nursery rhymes
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2023
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...and my toddler loves it (and I love that she has no idea that there is any other kind of nursery rhyme other than ones in which girls are strong, confident, and independent.
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Hannah Wiles
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in Australia on July 25, 2023
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Really sweet book
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gaeilicgal
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and apt
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2021
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I bought this for my nieces birthday. She was delighted and amused by the rhymes, a real breath of fresh air. The book was passed around by relatives and we all got a good giggle and a smile from some of the rhymes. Refreshing to read a rhyme where a girl has a bit of spine.
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Jack Wheeldon
5.0 out of 5 stars Girl-tastic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2022
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Me and my daughter love this book - the drawings are cool and it demonstrates female power so eloquently!
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Sarah
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful but brief
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2022
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Beautiful images, amusing content but quite brief
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