School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-In this poetic ode, girls cavort, play, get dirty, perform daring deeds, misbehave, and even terrorize some boys. Davies has penned some simple rhymes often consisting of one or two words: "Bright girls,/Fun girls,/Soaking up the sun girls./Singing./Swinging./Barefoot-in-the springing." While some lines may confuse the youngest readers (such as "Inking./Plinking-."), most of the text reads aloud with an air as confident as the youngsters depicted. The art fluidly captures these lines. The round-faced and slightly retro-looking heroines depicted across the spreads express the wide and varied experiences of girls joyfully exploring their world.-Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
A round-up of titles addresses a variety of girl-oriented interests. Happy to Be Girls by Sarah Davies, illus. by Jenny Mattheson, stars girls from many cultures, engaged in all sorts of activities in newcomer Mattheson's exuberant full-bleed illustrations. For "Riding. Gliding. Buried-treasure-hiding," the artist shows an Asian girl on a scooter leading a parade of females on wheels (a unicyclist, a girl on a tricycle pulling her cat), while others dig a hole for a treasure chest. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
