Princess Truly in I Am Truly (Princess Truly Series)

by Kelly Greenawalt, Amariah Rauscher (Illustrator)

Overview

Dream big with Princess Truly, an adorable new diverse character who knows she can be anything she wants to be!

One of Essence Magazine's Best Books of 2017 Princess Truly is strong and confident, beautiful and brave, bright and brilliant. She can do anything she sets her mind to...I can fly to the moonAnd dance on the stars.I can tame wild lions...And race fast cars.Brimming with warmth and color, Princess Truly's rhythmic rhyming adventures are a celebration of individuality, girl power, and diversity. A perfect graduation gift, this heartfelt story is a reminder to young girls everywhere that they can achieve anything if they put their minds to it...and dream big!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338167207
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Series:	Princess Truly Series
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	706,373
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

AMARIAH RAUSCHER is an artist and illustrator specializing in luminous watercolor illustration. She lives with her husband and children in Illinois, where she enjoys drawing, painting, and bringing Princess Truly's newest journeys to life.

KELLY GREENAWALT is a children's book author, wife, and mother of seven living just outside Houston, Texas. Princess Truly was inspired by her daughters, Calista and Kaia, who are smart, spunky, and have magical curls of their own.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Princess Truly in I Am Truly: "[T]he perfect choice for youngsters from pre-K to second grade." — Essence "[A] celebration of boundless potential...positive, fun, and truly lively." — Kirkus "Defies predictability...pair with Andrea Beaty's Rosie Revere, Engineer (2013) for another story about a strong, independent, capable girl." — Booklist "No task is too small or too big for Princess Truly, who is every little girl in the world." — Texas Magazine "With a strong message of empowerment, this book is a simple story about a little girl of color who can dream and do anything she puts her mind to." — School Library Journal Praise for Princess Truly in My Magical, Sparkling Curls: "[G]irls...will welcome this gleeful celebration of self-confidence and black girl magic." —Publisher's Weekly "[E]xplores the magical potential of Afro hair...[a] home-away tale worth the trip." —Kirkus "Princess Truly is a bold and bright role model of positive self-image and embracing your unique diversity." —Booklist

From the Publisher

08/01/2017
PreS-Gr 1—With a strong message of empowerment, this book is a simple story about a little girl of color who can dream and do anything she puts her mind to. A continuation of the series, this installment finds Truly sailing the seas, engineering a teddy bear machine, parachuting, and tying her shoes. The message of "I am special—and so are you" is sweet and to the point. Soft, pastel illustrations highlight the simple rhyming text. VERDICT A general purchase for libraries serving primary grades, this title is sure to become a quick favorite with readers of the series.—Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh

School Library Journal

2017-04-17
A little brown girl's celebration of her boundless potential.In rhyming text, the confident protagonist, Princess Truly, talks about all of her assets: she can construct tall towers, use her magical powers, exercise her leadership skills, finish off a root beer float, take a spaceship to the moon, and more. Truly stays in constant motion and appears to be having a great time, regardless of what she's doing. Since her trusty stuffed animal companions—a couple of penguins, a pair of bunnies, and a lion—and her sidekick, a pug, always accompany Truly on her adventures, readers will enjoy following the antics of these diminutive assistants as well. Rauscher relies primarily on a palette of pastel watercolor in the illustrations and makes excellent use of white space to help readers focus on Truly, who undertakes a different endeavor on every page—and occasionally multiple endeavors on a single page. Truly's hairdo of two sparkly puffballs and her ensemble—a white shirt with black stripes worn with a lavender tutu and green lace-up tennis shoes—give her a fun and fashionable flair that readers young and old alike will enjoy. The author and illustrator, who have brown girls of their own, include photographs of themselves with their daughters in the backmatter. Positive, fun, and truly lively. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews