I first heard about this book from a four-year old at school (almost five--Happy early Birthday, babe!). Her dad wrote it. And damn, wasn't she just the proudest little girl ever. So happy for her dad. So excited that he wrote this book. For her, for her sister, for all little girls and boys out there who need a book so honed in on positivity and creativity.
["Amelia the Mouse: Inventor Extraordinaire is the story of an overzealous inventor mouse who never gives up. Always willing to help a friend, Amelia never loses her enthusiasm as she creatively embarks on her inventing journey. If only we could all be so passionate! This story reminds readers young and old that success happens where passion and determination meet. It encourages readers to try and fail, and that each failure is an opportunity to learn. Even when it means inventing a rocket cane for your friend Winston . . . "]
"Amelia the Mouse" teaches children (and adults alike) about never giving up, about the I-Think-I-Can I-Know-I-Can, about keeping a smile even in the face of disappointment. And if his daughters are examples of optimism and cheer.
Not only that, but it gives a subtle (not so subtle) nod to the STEM fields, to women in the STEM fields (to little girls in the STEM fields). Telling girls (and boys) that they can be inventors/scientists without making a big deal of it, of making it appear as just another choice (along side normally-female-led careers like nurses and teachers).
Who's looking forward to J.W. Kohler's next masterpiece?
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