Transformative moments in the cycle of life are a time for acknowledgment, a chance to guide a child's path in a positive and loving direction.

Swirling images laden with both myth and personal meaning illustrate this unique, poetic tale of the joys and lessons of a girl's journey through birth, youth, and finally adulthood. Within these colorful pages, family and community come together in celebration of her arrival, offering praise, love, and advice to help carry her forward through the many milestones to come, and reminding her always of how deeply she is cherished. It is a reminder, too, of our abiding connections to the natural world, and the cyclical nature of life as a whole.

With its rich, symbolic artwork and captivating language, For a Girl Becoming is the perfect gift to recognize a birth, graduation, or any other significant moment in a young woman's life. Not only for children, this lively and touching story speaks to that part in each of us who still stands at the door of becoming.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 10/15/2009
ISBN: 9780816527977
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.38h x 9.08w x 0.41d
Award: Oklahoma Book Award - Finalist
Award: Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Silver Medal Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2009
School Library Journal 11/01/2009 pg. 130
Multicultural Review 12/01/2009 pg. 81
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 166 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw