Ambitious Girl
“Ambitious Girl” by Meena Harris is a picture book published by Little, Brown in 2021, featuring 40 pages in English. This book follows a young girl who witnesses a strong woman on television being labeled as “too ambitious” and “too assertive.” This moment sparks her journey through time, exploring the limitations placed on women and girls, and highlighting the ways they can resist and excel despite societal expectations.
Readers will find a narrative that encourages self-empowerment and resilience, as the protagonist learns to embrace her ambitions and redefine the labels often imposed on her. The book addresses themes of self-esteem, diversity, and the social challenges faced by girls and women. Through its engaging storytelling and verse, “Ambitious Girl” aims to inspire young readers to recognize their potential and cultivate their unique identities in a world that may try to limit them.
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In this inspiring picture book from New York Times-bestselling author Meena Harris, a young girl sees words like “too ambitious” and “too assertive” being yelled at a strong woman on TV and it sends her on a journey of discovery through past, present, and future about the limits put on women and girls and the ways in which they can resist, assist, coexist, and excel.
As Ambitious Girl says:
No “too that” or “too this”
will stop what’s inside me from flowering
From now on, when I hear “too that” or “too this”
I won’t mind – it’s empowering!
And as Meena writes in her author’s note in the back of the book, after she heard a member of her own family deemed “too ambitious” in the media:
“I felt a new sense of urgency to make sure my young daughters-and girls all over-would have the tools and language to reframe, redefine, and reclaim what they will inevitably hear in the ‘real world.’ In writing this book, my greatest hope is that girls dare to define their own unique purpose in the world, and that they grow into strong, ambitious women.”
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