I Am a Warrior Goddess

by Jennifer Adams, Carme Lemniscates (Illustrator)

Overview

She isn’t a princess—she’s a warrior goddess!

You don’t have to be a grown-up to be a hero, and I Am a Warrior Goddess shows how in the empowering tale of a little girl with big aspirations. Through the clever play between illustration and text, young readers learn how each day is full of opportunities to make a positive impact with ordinary actions. As our heroine connects with the earth, takes care of her body, and finds strength in kindness, she discovers her inner warrior goddess and inspires young girls everywhere to do the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683640059
Publisher:	Sounds True, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Series:	I Am a Warrior Goddess , #1
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,145,007
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Adams
Jennifer Adams is the author of more than 40 books, including the BabyLit board book series, which introduces small children to the world of classic literature, and My Little Cities board books, illustrated by the award-winning Greg Pizzoli. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Parents magazine, and Vanity Fair. She currently resides in Salt Lake City. For more, visit jennifer-adams.com.
Carme Lemniscates
Carme Lemniscates is the author, illustrator, and designer of several critically acclaimed children’s books. In 2016 she won the Serra d’Or Critics award for Árboles (Trees) and was the Bronze recipient of Foreword Reviews’ 2012 Book of the Year Award for Silence. She is the founder of Lemniscates Studio, located in her home city of Barcelona. For more, visit lemniscates.com.

Editorial Reviews

2017-11-22
A girl recites ambiguous but positive affirmations as she goes through her daily routine.A white girl wearing black capris and a layered top stands on a rock surrounded by sunflowers. Hands on hips in a confidence-boosting Wonder Woman pose, she breaks the fourth wall and smiles at readers, proclaiming (over four consecutive double-page spreads), "I am a warrior goddess. / Each day I greet the sun / and the earth / and the wind." In the following spreads, readers see her flying a kite, planting a tree, and raising her arms to the sun before leading classmates in the rescue of a stranded cat or the gift of flowers to a friend. Not all of the metaphor carries—it's unclear, for example, when she hangs from a tree branch and notes, "I train my body for battle" before moving to the school library, where she "train[s her] mind for battle, too," what the "battle" actually is—but those looking to make meaning from the text will find it. Lemniscates' mixed-media collage, too, does little to clarify Adams' use of "warrior" within the somewhat diverse rural setting. However, the use of highly saturated, calming colors and firm horizon lines fosters a serenity befitting the reassuring (if vague) text.Unextraordinary. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews

This delightfully illustrated book is an inspiring reminder that you don’t have to be a grownup to be a hero. An empowering story about a little girl with big aspirations, the warrior goddess shows young readers how each one of us can make a big impact with ordinary actions. The warrior goddess embodies kindness, 'the most powerful weapon there is,' as well as generosity, love and gratitude. She is 'a leader of the strong and the defender of the weak.' She trains her mind and body for battle, and protects the earth too. The author wrote this captivating book to honor her single mom who raised her children to 'be strong without having to be brash or aggressive,' and who passed away after battling breast cancer while never losing her 'kindness and love and grace.' Superb!” —Light of Consciousness

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