Girls Hold Up This World

The reveiwer who couldn't get beyond photographic technical issues (of which there are none) missed the whole purpose of the book: we "girls" must hold each other up as we hold up the world." The poem would have been swallowed up and ignored if there were slick, Madison Avenue, glossy (and seemingly staged) photographs. There is nothing that will help more in building and fostering self-esteem than little girls seeing reflections that resemble them. It's just a wonderful book to give to the mother of the newly-born baby girl...or the Diva girlfriend who has just finished her Master's program.

This is a wonderful little book. I bought it for my daughter-in-law to read and share the wisdom in it with my granddaughters. Little girls should grow up feeling important in their family, community and world.

Jada Pinkett-Smith is a terrific role model for girls. She is accomplished in her professional and personal life. Her book is another testimony to her great attitude for girls to follow. Any book that aims to help girls feel better about themselves and to stand up for themselves is commendable.

this book is a book everyone who has a daughter, niece, granddaughter, cousin..or even know a young girl or child should own. i would definitely recommend this book to EVERYONE!

"We are sisters of this Earth-members of one powerful tribe. Every color, age, and size, we're united by beauty inside." With girls comparing everything about themselves to others - and often forced to take a back seat to boys - books like this one are a treat. Author Jada Pinkett Smith celebrates women's diversity as well as our unity. We are magnificent, the author seems to be saying, each and every one of us. It's a thoroughly inclusive book; women and girls of all ages and ethnic backgrounds are lovingly photographed here. Delightful photographs illuminate the author's lovely, lyrical poem and show the many faces of girlish and womanly beauty. The effervescence of one cartwheel-performing child is simply delightful. This is a book about warmth, caring, love, and the strength we get from female friends and family members. It's perfect for mothers and daughters to read together, and for girlfriends to share. But it's not just a feel-good book. Feeling good about ourselves also takes effort: "We girls hold up this world as we build our self-esteem. We know that discipline will turn a princess into a queen." [...]