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# All-new engaging illustrations Updated expert-backed content Ages 8+ developmental focus The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition

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## Summary

> 🌟 Empower her journey with knowledge and confidence!

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- **What is this?** The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition
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## Key Features

- • **Visually Engaging:** Fresh, vibrant illustrations make learning about body changes approachable and fun.
- • **Empowers Confidence:** Encourages positive body awareness and hygiene habits, fostering self-assurance from the start.
- • **Age-Specific Content:** Tailored for girls 8 and up, supporting early understanding of puberty and self-care.
- • **Expert-Approved Guidance:** Trusted tips and facts from health professionals ensure your young girl gets accurate, age-appropriate info.
- • **Builds Open Communication:** Facilitates meaningful conversations between caregivers and girls, reducing stigma and fear.

## Overview

The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition is a best-selling, expert-informed guide designed for girls ages 8 and up. Featuring updated content and fresh illustrations, it provides clear, age-appropriate advice on puberty, hygiene, and self-care. This book is a trusted resource that helps parents and caregivers open honest dialogues, empowering young girls to understand and embrace their changing bodies with confidence.

## Description

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Review: One of the best self care books and growing girl can have. - This book is an amazing tool for educating and opening dialogue with your young girls as they approach puberty. There is a ton of great education and the book approaches everything from the head down. The book approaches everything in a way that appeals to young readers, but remains real. We got this and the second volume (for older girls) for our eldest daughter. My wife and I have been going through it with her and it’s really helping my daughter understand the importance of proper hygiene. She’s a smart and inquisitive kid and asks a lot of great questions through the reading. She loves the book and reads it independently. Depending on your girls’ developmental levels, you may need to read it to them. For a precocious seven year old, most of it is well within grasp. Seriously, if you are raising girls, I cannot recommend this book enough. I have seen many books for girl’s health and this is, by far, the best I have seen. If I can find something this good for my son, I will get it without a doubt. Dialogue about physical and mental well-being is so important to begin as young as your child can understand. For physical health, these conversations should begin as young as age two or three, at developmentally appropriate levels. By being real and open about these topics, you remove awkwardness and stigma, making the real and more challenging conversations easier down the road. This book gives you an opening to begin the dialogue. If I could rate this higher, I would.
Review: An Amazing Book That Creates A Strong Bond! - I give this 5 stars for helping me communicate with my boyfriend's 8 and 10 year old girls. They don't have a mother, and every girl needs a special someone to turn to in order to understand and not fear the changes they're going through and will go through (just around the corner). Little did I know that this book is by the American Girl Label, and both her and her younger sister love American Girl. It was immediately accepted as a "book of gold". I expressed to her that I am absolutely here for ANYTHING, ANYTIME she needs/wants to talk. She's got a wonderful father, but sometimes it takes an understanding woman available in order to keep the communication lines open and confusing changes in your body to be less feared and better understood. We've had the "period" talk, which went much smoother than I thought it would, thanks to this book. It appears that she is developing early, so it was a wise investment purchased not a moment too soon. She's now confident in talking to me about everything; and she's asking for the next books and journal for Christmas 2014. I'm happy to oblige. I'm very grateful for the bond that I have with both girls. Now, her younger sister is reading the book and is more open to asking questions also. This book opened the door to a stronger, more trusting relationship that would not have been as easy without this book. *Just a tip: read the book yourself. That way, any questions you are asked can be better planned for, and questions better understood. Plus, it's just best to understand what they are learning and the details. When I'm shown a page in the book and asked "What does this part mean?", I know exactly what they've read and how to comfortably answer it in a way that they can understand. The best thing about this book is that it teaches girls what they need to know and understand at the age they are at. At 10, I started my monthly cycle. I was early, but I had no one to talk to. I only had a library full of books that informed me, but they also terrified me. I wasn't old enough to learn about subjects attached to you're period, such as details about sex. That's one thing I hoped to eliminate with this book. Yes, it does explain what a period is and why, but it does NOT explain sex or pregnancy. At 10 (the younger is 8), I can trust that this book won't terrify them like I was. The "sex talk" will happen when she's old enough to know. Some people believe in terrifying their child because it scares them into abstinence, but I'm not that type of parent. I encourage good choices based on information given to them in a way that encourages those positive choices. This book is an excellent tool for that. I recommend this book to any mother, step mother or parental figure that wishes to have a stronger bond and open communication with every little girl/young lady in their lives. It's truly helpful, and we're all grateful for it!! Thank you, American Girl, for helping the girls in my home to better understand themselves, and feel comfortable communicating their questions and any fears they may have. Book #2, and the journal out of the line of books/journals available will be making their way under the tree this Christmas.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #38,083 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #26 in Children's Personal Hygiene Books (Books) #254 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (27,180) |
| Dimensions  | 7 x 0.6 x 10.87 inches |
| Edition  | New - Revised |
| Grade level  | 3 - 4 |
| ISBN-10  | 1609580834 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1609580834 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | American Girl Library |
| Print length  | 104 pages |
| Publication date  | March 26, 2012 |
| Publisher  | American Girl Publishing |
| Reading age  | 8 - 10 years, from customers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best self care books and growing girl can have.
*by M***W on March 2, 2021*

This book is an amazing tool for educating and opening dialogue with your young girls as they approach puberty. There is a ton of great education and the book approaches everything from the head down. The book approaches everything in a way that appeals to young readers, but remains real. We got this and the second volume (for older girls) for our eldest daughter. My wife and I have been going through it with her and it’s really helping my daughter understand the importance of proper hygiene. She’s a smart and inquisitive kid and asks a lot of great questions through the reading. She loves the book and reads it independently. Depending on your girls’ developmental levels, you may need to read it to them. For a precocious seven year old, most of it is well within grasp. Seriously, if you are raising girls, I cannot recommend this book enough. I have seen many books for girl’s health and this is, by far, the best I have seen. If I can find something this good for my son, I will get it without a doubt. Dialogue about physical and mental well-being is so important to begin as young as your child can understand. For physical health, these conversations should begin as young as age two or three, at developmentally appropriate levels. By being real and open about these topics, you remove awkwardness and stigma, making the real and more challenging conversations easier down the road. This book gives you an opening to begin the dialogue. If I could rate this higher, I would.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Amazing Book That Creates A Strong Bond!
*by M***N on November 19, 2014*

I give this 5 stars for helping me communicate with my boyfriend's 8 and 10 year old girls. They don't have a mother, and every girl needs a special someone to turn to in order to understand and not fear the changes they're going through and will go through (just around the corner). Little did I know that this book is by the American Girl Label, and both her and her younger sister love American Girl. It was immediately accepted as a "book of gold". I expressed to her that I am absolutely here for ANYTHING, ANYTIME she needs/wants to talk. She's got a wonderful father, but sometimes it takes an understanding woman available in order to keep the communication lines open and confusing changes in your body to be less feared and better understood. We've had the "period" talk, which went much smoother than I thought it would, thanks to this book. It appears that she is developing early, so it was a wise investment purchased not a moment too soon. She's now confident in talking to me about everything; and she's asking for the next books and journal for Christmas 2014. I'm happy to oblige. I'm very grateful for the bond that I have with both girls. Now, her younger sister is reading the book and is more open to asking questions also. This book opened the door to a stronger, more trusting relationship that would not have been as easy without this book. *Just a tip: read the book yourself. That way, any questions you are asked can be better planned for, and questions better understood. Plus, it's just best to understand what they are learning and the details. When I'm shown a page in the book and asked "What does this part mean?", I know exactly what they've read and how to comfortably answer it in a way that they can understand. The best thing about this book is that it teaches girls what they need to know and understand at the age they are at. At 10, I started my monthly cycle. I was early, but I had no one to talk to. I only had a library full of books that informed me, but they also terrified me. I wasn't old enough to learn about subjects attached to you're period, such as details about sex. That's one thing I hoped to eliminate with this book. Yes, it does explain what a period is and why, but it does NOT explain sex or pregnancy. At 10 (the younger is 8), I can trust that this book won't terrify them like I was. The "sex talk" will happen when she's old enough to know. Some people believe in terrifying their child because it scares them into abstinence, but I'm not that type of parent. I encourage good choices based on information given to them in a way that encourages those positive choices. This book is an excellent tool for that. I recommend this book to any mother, step mother or parental figure that wishes to have a stronger bond and open communication with every little girl/young lady in their lives. It's truly helpful, and we're all grateful for it!! Thank you, American Girl, for helping the girls in my home to better understand themselves, and feel comfortable communicating their questions and any fears they may have. Book #2, and the journal out of the line of books/journals available will be making their way under the tree this Christmas.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended
*by À***N on October 27, 2025*

Daughter loves this. She reads and refers to it every so often. Easy to understand. Explains what to expect in every stage.

## Frequently Bought Together

- The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition (American Girl® Wellbeing)
- The Care and Keeping of You 2 (American Girl® Wellbeing)
- The Feelings Book: The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions (American Girl® Wellbeing)

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