My daughter turned ten a few weeks ago and I wanted to start preparing her for the eventuality of her period and other bodily changes. She is gifted and a straight A+ student but she's also a very young ten maturity-wise (thank God). She does not know how babies are made really. She still plays with horse toys and dragons and Harry Potter dolls etc. We have raised her to be accepting of people no matter their sexuality. We are liberal leaning even though we're also Catholic. She is obsessed with reading and because she's so smart, it's hard to find books as she gets older that are not about catty girls or romantic relationships in any kind of physical detail (Harry Potter has been the hardest one for us so far). So many of the books about a girl's body include discussions about boys and sex -- and eating disorders, fashion etc. I don't think girls need to be thinking about that sort of stuff at this age. I'm happy to find so many of my daughter's friends' parents agree -- even some with boys who say their sons still don't really know how babies are made (they shouldn't at this age!!!). Let them be kids a while longer!! This world rips away their childhoods long before that should happen as it is! Before giving this book to my daughter, I read it cover-to-cover on my own and I LOVED it. There was nothing in this book that would spoil your unspoiled daughter. The closest the author comes is talking about how your daughter might find herself having different kinds of feelings for kids she used to think of only as friends or classmates, and that's okay. The writer doesn't say having feelings for "boys" -- she keeps it sexually neutral -- which is refreshing. It doesn't get into sex education. There is a very troubled boy in my daughter's school who routinely says inappropriate sexually charged things to her & her friends. My daughter thankfully doesn't understand most of the slang words he uses (so she comes home to ask me -- to my horror that this boy is saying such things). Well this charming young man asked my daughter the other day if she is gay. My daughter knows this term because she has an uncle who is gay and she loves him dearly. She was raised with no concept that being gay is in any way different from being straight. She was raised to know that being gay is not a choice people make -- they are born that way -- and that God doesn't make mistakes. Her answer to this boy who asked if she is gay was, "I don't know -- I haven't fallen in love with anyone yet". OMG!! I about died of pride!!! This book helped prepare her for a question of that nature. I wanted a book that explained the process of a period and the general purpose of it without prehistoric ideas of sexuality. I wanted a book that would tell her what is happening to her body without the extra street knowledge of sex. This book is very "clean" in that regard but it's also not religious or conservative -- which we didn't want either. It's as informative as it needs to be for total understanding of what's happening in puberty, written in an open-minded and progressive way, without being too advanced. It is well written. This is such a good book that I'm recommending it to everyone I know with girls this age who are like my own daughter. Bravo to the writer.

This book about puberty was well done for Tween girls. I love that it reinforces how everyone's body is unique according to our genes and addresses dieting as unhealthy. It also addresses bullying, peer pressure and social media.

I read it ahead of time before I read it with my daughter. I like the way it is written how its simplified and that it has pictures where it needs to have them. I like that they explain everything from changing body and what that entails it also talks about periods, hormones, and healthy habits. I like that it includes a glossary and even resources. This will help support the information I will give her and hopefully helps her understand it all better. I was very young when I got mine and I had very little information given to me so I want to make sure she is told what I wish I was told at her age.

This book was the perfect way to start discussing puberty and the growing body with my daughter! It made the conversation easy for both of us and took away any awkwardness. The information was wonderful!

This book is a thorough explanation of puberty. It does not get into discussions about sex, sexual attraction or feelings, or anything romantic. I like how thorough the book is, and I like that it discusses how girls should take care of their changing bodies. This book does contain comments that touch on the transgender topic, although it does not use the word "transgender." (As far as I've read; I haven't finished reading it yet.) It talks about the topic in a way that affirms it. For example, in the intro: "In this book I use the word "girl" to describe the gender of the humans I imagine are reading it. The word "girl" may not feel like the right word to describe you. Maybe you feel more like a boy or maybe you feel like a boy and a girl sometimes. That is okay! You don't have to feel like a girl at all to read this book and learn how your unique body works." So on and so forth. On page 25-26: " Of course, you know that is ridiculous because there is no such thing as a "real" girl. If you feel like a girl, you are a girl!" And again on at the bottom of page 51: "I was in fourth grade and did not want to be a girl...In fifth grade I took my dad's Ace bandages and tried to flatten [my breasts]. " So far those are the only instances of this I've found. I will update my review after I've finished the book.

I like everything about this book: it is like a mother or big sister talking to you. The font is easy on the eyes, and the chapters are short yet chock full of great tips and encouraging words.

I appreciate its inclusivity and thoroughness. Well done!

This book was recommended to me for beginning the puberty conversation with my daughter. It opened up a lot of topics for us to discuss and had easy to understand language for her. It says from 8+ and she is 8 so we did skim some information but she’s excited to go back to it when it applies to her.