Tuesday, May 12, 2009

"FIRST, THE BOOK IS JUST SO DARN CUTE"

Rave Review From Happy Healthy Families.com

“On Being a REAL Princess, Secrets of the Happy Heart Princess by Sandi Kidder-Stonebraker

There are many reasons why I fell in love with this book instantly. First the book is just so darn cute. As soon as you see the beautifully illustrated cover, you want to open it and look inside. This is a good thing when it comes to motivating young girls to read. The book is light colorful and fun looking and like I said, soooo cute looking that even my 11 year old daughter couldn’t resist picking the book up as soon as she saw it and read it.

When you open the book you are immediately drawn in by the beautiful illustrations that fill up page after page. I cannot imagine any little girl not being delighted just looking at the pictures. The colors are vibrant and the scenes are beautifully detailed. But beyond the gorgeous illustrations, comes a very important message about young girls and self esteem.

Girls learn that it is the inner qualities that make someone special. There are 16 princesses to meet inside the book, and each shares a secret of being a Happy Heart first, and a Princess second. And the princesses are drawn as everyday girls living all around the world and doing everyday things. Personally, I believe that as adults, one of the most important responsibilities we have is to instill and build self esteem in our children. That will be their foundation for building a happy healthy life, and we should embrace every opportunity available to do this.

With that said, I have to say my favorite part of this book are the Journaling Activities for children which are on every page where a new princess is introduced. Children are asked questions about their feelings and thoughts, as related to the princess they just read about. There are beautifully lined pages for journaling their answers and thoughts. There are also spaces provided for children to draw pictures as well. The discussions that adults and children can share from these journaling activities are wonderful – so many issues relating to self esteem can be discussed using these activities as stepping stones.

This is a beautiful book and perfect for a parent and daughter to curl up and read together. And I was delighted to read that Brave Heart Prince, a self esteem book for boys will be available soon!

On Being a REAL Princess, Secrets of the Happy Heart Princess IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM AND WWW.HAPPYHEARTPRINCESS.COM

3 comments:

  1. It looks like a lovely book!!! Thanks for sharing it!!

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  2. Horace Friess:

    All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within.Nice Comment!

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  3. Hi! I just hopped over from Tip Junkie. I see you have lots of posts about books. I wanted to let you know I am giving away a book, "Inspirational Home", on my blog right now. Feel free to stop by & check it out! :)

    Blessings,
    Heather
    www.thegiftcloset.blogspot.com

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