Amazing is a story a little who has a creative imagination and she enjoys pretending to be anyone she wants to be; such as Joan of Arc, an Indian and most if all Peter Pan. This was the first time I read this book and it is wonderful how Grace was very multi-cultural. Grace shows children that they can be anything they want to be using their imagination. Children can look at the illustration and imitate the customs she wear from everyday household materials.

This story is about a little girl, Grace, who gets told that she cannot be a part in the school play because she is a girl and she is black. Through the encouragement of her family, she realizes she can do whatever she puts her mind to! ( )

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Ages 4 and Up. Grace is a girl who loves stories. She loves hearing stories from her Nana, reading stories, and acting them out. When her school announces an upcoming performance of Peter Pan, Grace knows who she would like to be. But other students tell her she can't play Peter, because he wasn't a girl and he wasn't black. Grace comes home from school downhearted, but her mother and Nana reassure her that she can be anything she wants to be.
This Reading Rainbow book is really well done in a video version. The narrator is very engaging and does the mother and Nana's Trinidad accents spot-on. The beautiful watercolor images flow nicely through the video and never get overly repeatable as some video picture books can be. ( )

reading level: 3.5

This is a story about an African American girl named Grace. She wanted to be in the school play. The play was Peter Pan. She was reminded by her classmates that Peter Pan was white, and she was not, and Peter pan was a boy, and she was not. Very determined to the part, she did not let any of those obsticles stop her and she finally gets the part.

I love inspirational stories that pan out agaisnt all odds and that is what happened in this story.

We could use this book to talk about determination, and how not giving up is the most important thing no matter what your color or gender.