Recommended Reading Review ~ Beautiful Girlhood

Beautiful Girlhood
By Karen Andreola

Beautiful Girlhood, originally written by M. Hale and revised and expanded by Karen Andreola, is one of my all-time favorite books for girls. The author draws a wonderful picture in the reader’s mind by comparing girlhood to a blossoming rose. Through the years, we transform from the bud of childhood to the bloom of womanhood. This book is a resource for guiding girls through this transformation by talking through important aspects of our lives. There are chapters on character building, relationships, goals and dreams, etc. I received my own copy of this wonderful book when I was a pre-teen and have read the entire book several times and gone back to just a chapter or two on numerous occasions. Even as I have started into the bloom of womanhood, I have found I still learn and draw encouragement from this gem of a classic. Whether it is being read aloud to younger girls or read to oneself, everyone reading Beautiful Girlhood will be able to glean from it and come away encouraged and refreshed as they face the next stage of the blooming and growing process.