American Girl The Care & Keeping of You Journal 1 for Younger

Gave it as a gift to my little girl who thoroughly enjoyed reading it

I bought the book and journal for my 10 year old granddaughter and Book II and journal for her 11 year old sister. I figured they could each read both books. They loved them. These informative books are a great relief to girls because they explain many things about their changing bodies that they might be too embarrassed to ask about. Also, many girls think they are "weird" (remember?!) and these books reassure them that other girls have the same questions/worries and that they are normal. The older girl wanted to shave her legs but her dad thought she was too young. She used this book to change his mind. The book suggests 12 is average age to start shaving but let the child start earlier if she's self conscious about the hair on her legs at school.

Thank you for having a book like this, this really helps with information for her when I can't rely on my memory to bring everything up.. here it is all list and easy to read!

I bought this journal as an accompaniment to the book of the same name (see photo) and it is brilliant. The journal covers the same spread of topics; about me, healthy eating, exercise, periods, emotions, feeling good about yourself. It DOES NOT cover sex or relationships.Lots of brightly coloured pages with minimal text so ideal for a primary school aged child (my daughter is 9yo and in Year 5). I would say the journal is probably best suited to 11s and under as it is more simplistic than the book and maybe looks a bit babyish for those in early secondary school. The book though, is excellent and probably suitable up to Year 7 or Year 8.

This has been a great book for my 9 year old. We talk about the topics and she fills this out before she goes to bed at night. It’s a great way to give the girls tools to manage life at this age (and prepare for middle school). Highly recommended!