This picture book charts the supportive friendship of four girls from childhood through to adulthood as they find their places in the world. The text is pared down giving space to the illustrations to expand on their lives separately and together. The girls are revealed to be of different ethnicities and the pictures show many other details about their lives that are not mentioned in the words.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children in preschool-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Rodale Kids .

Lauren Ace is from south Wales, studied Drama at the University of Exeter and now lives in London, where she has worked in publishing for ten years. An award-winning publicist, Lauren looked after Julia Donaldson during her tenure as Children's Laureate and has managed campaigns for World Book Day and the announcement of Chris Riddell as Children's Laureate. The Girls is her first picture book. | @LaceyPR Jenny Lovlie is an illustrator and bird enthusiast from Ekkeroy in northern Norway. Drawing was always her favourite pastime and after graduating with a BA in Illustration and animation from Kingston University 2014, now also her job! Her style is bright and colourful with lots of texture, plants and animals. She draws a lot of inspiration from the Arctic landscape, flora and fauna. Jenny is based in Cardiff . Paula Harrison: Before launching a successful writing career, Paula was a primary school teacher. Her years teaching taught her what children like in stories and how they respond to humour and suspense. She went on to put her experience to good use, writing successful series such as Rescue Princesses among many others. Jennie Lovlie: Jenny is a Norwegian illustrator, designer, creative, foodie and bird enthusiast. She is fascinated by the strong bond between humans and animals and loves using bold colours and shapes in her work.