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  Dear Girl,

  Keep that arm raised!

  You have smart things to say!

  Dear Girl,

  Sometimes you may feel like

  being pink and sparkly.

  Sometimes you may feel

  pretty much the opposite.

  Dear Girl,

  Look at yourself in the mirror.

  Say thank you to something

  that makes you YOU.

  THANK YOU,

  FRECKLES!

  THANK YOU,

  BIRTHMARK!

  THANK YOU, RED HAIR!

  Dear Girl,

  Sometimes you’ll

  need a friend.

  Sometimes you’ll

  need to be alone.

  Sometimes you just need a good cry.

  Sometimes you’ll

  need a tissue.

  Sometimes you’ll need a bucket.

  Dear Girl,

  Do you know that

  there is no such thing as asking

  too many questions??

  WHO?

  WHAT?

  WHEN?

  WHERE?

  WHY?

  HOW?

  Dear Girl,

  Write down your thoughts once in a while,

  even if it’s just to enjoy the way your pen

  feels against the paper.

  Dear Girl,

  Make your room awesome.

  Make your room

  you.

  And while you’re at it, make your bed!

  Dear Girl, don’t ever lose your sense of wonder.

  Dear Girl,

  Sometimes you’ve just gotta stop . . .

  AND DANCE!

  Dear Girl,

  Find people like you.

  Find people unlike you.

  Dear Girl,

  Create traditions,

  fun, crazy handshakes,

  and silly inside jokes.

  Dear Girl,

  If your instinct

  is telling you to say no,

  say no, you know?

  Dear Girl,

  Coloring

  the lines is

  cool too.

  Dear Girl,

  There are no rules about what to wear

  or how to cut

  your hair.

  Dear Girl,

  You know what’s

  really

  boring?

  When

  people

  say

  how

  they are!

  Dear Girl,

  GOSH, I DUNNO.

  I’VE GOT THIS!

  Listen to your brave side.

  Dear Girl,

  You won’t be invited

  to every single party

  on the planet.

  (Which is really okay—

  can you imagine how

  exhausting that would be?)

  Dear Girl,

  A tree trunk is the perfect place

  for quiet thoughts to be thunk.

  Dear Girl,

  Whenever you need an

  encouraging boost, remember

  you can turn to any page in this book.

  Most of all, dear girl who I love,

  know that you can

  always always always . . .

  turn to me.

 

 

  Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Dear Girl

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