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My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? (original 2010; edition 2010)

by Jennifer Fosberry, Mike Litwin (Illustrator)

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From breakfast to bedtime, a young girl imagines being different women who made history, and ends the day empowered to be herself. Includes brief biographical information about the women cited.
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Title:My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream?
Authors:Jennifer Fosberry
Other authors:Mike Litwin (Illustrator)
Info:Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (2010), Edition: Reprint, Hardcover, 32 pages
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My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? by Jennifer Fosberry (2010)

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A cute, self esteem enhancer for little girls plus provides an awareness of great women. I'll bet Sally Ride never realized in how many children's books she would be featured. A bit over the top with the braggodocio of a bad rap song. OK, all rap songs. I'm the best, greatest, etc... hmmm. Awesome for your budding flygirl. ( )
  Mcdede | Jul 19, 2023 |
I thought this book was so cute. I also found it touching how her mother just went along and called her the name she was going by at each time. This is a great book for kids to learn about famous women in history.
  mackenziemitchell | Oct 3, 2020 |
Loved the spunk throughout the book and how Isabella pretends to be different strong and historical females. A great read to introduce young children and girls about these amazing women like Sally Ride or Rosa Parks to name a few.
  406jenn | Feb 20, 2020 |
Very timely book for us, since my 3yo repeatedly insists, "My name is --" and then produces an entire different persona, different name, different age, etc. She's got several of these personas. This book features "Isabella" who pretends to be "Rosa" (Parks), "Sally" (Ride), "Marie" (Curie), and a bunch of other famous women from history. So as soon as we read it, "Isabella" joined my daughter's cast of personas. ( )
  adaq | Dec 25, 2019 |
I LOVED THIS! This is an informational picture storybook about a young girl named Isabella, who apparently has either the best teachers around or the best mom around who serve to educate this brilliant little lady about some of the most famous women in history. Sally Ride, Annie Oakley, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie and Elizabeth Blackwell are all showcased in this brilliantly illustrated book. What I love is that it teases the reader with a one line blurb about the famous woman in question THEN when the reader turns to the back of the book, they have a short biography as well as photo of the woman. Genius! It is really an empowering tale that bolsters self esteem as the young girl, Isabella, eventually incorporates all of the labels she gives these famous women throughout the book into her own self image. This is an important lesson that I believe ALL little girls should learn. That lesson is specifically that nobody can stand in their way of achieving their goals if they set their minds to it and believe that they are as capable and as talented as anyone else. ( )
  jcbarr | May 3, 2018 |
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For Toots, who was always "one of those women," and for my kids, Bella, Gus, and Sera, may you be whatever you want to be. --JF
For Arija and Lydia-- never let anyone tell you what you can't do-- and for Isabella, a very brave little girl. --ML
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From breakfast to bedtime, a young girl imagines being different women who made history, and ends the day empowered to be herself. Includes brief biographical information about the women cited.

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