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This collection of four empowering stories that celebrates family, individuality, and self-acceptance is read by author/illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton!

Grandma’s Purse: When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, she always brings warm hugs, sweet treats…and her purse. You never know what she’ll have in there – fancy jewelry, tokens from around the world, or something special just for her granddaughter. It might look like a normal bag from the outside, but Mimi and her granddaughter know that it’s pure magic!

Just Like Meis a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don’t; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. This exquisite treasury will have kids listening through it to find a poem that’s just for them.

Becoming Vanessa: On Vanessa’s first day of school, her parents tell her it will be easy to make friends. Vanessa isn’t so sure. But when her mother tells her the meaning behind her name, it gives her the confidence she needs to introduce her classmates to the real Vanessa. For fans ofAlma and How She Got Her NameandThe King of Kindergarten, this story will help kids just starting school transform from timid caterpillars into beautiful butterflies so they can love who they are.

Nesting Dolls: Anyiaka is in awe of her gorgeous Gullah Geechee family. Her Grandmas artworka special set of nesting dollsalso shows that whats on the outside doesnt always tell the whole story. While they may be distinct, together, her familys beauty and inner strength have deep roots that have been growing within each of them for generations.

This Tonie teaches kids about:

• Individuality
• Self-acceptance
• Poetry
• Family values

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2018-2023 by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. 2021-2023 Penguin Random House LLC

Stories:
1. Grandma’s Purse
2. Just Like Me
3. Becoming Vanessa
4. Nesting Dolls

Total Run Time: 32 minutes

• Made in Tunisia
• Toniebox sold separately
• Age Range: 3-5