"Sophia and Her Snowwoman" is a charming and sentimental picture book that targets an audience of young girls. This lighthearted story of female empowerment will resonate with kids as well as the parents and grandparents who share story time with them.
Sophia is the little sister who usually endures teasing from her brother, but one winter day she refuses to accept her brother's claim that there is no such thing as a snowwoman. Her ability to imagine a previously unforeseen possibility-with some encouragement from her mom-breaks another of society's remaining glass ceilings. The young female protagonist is stubborn enough to blaze her own trail in the face of sibling ridicule. Along the way towards proving her big brother wrong, her female snow figure symbolically perseveres longer than its rival snowman and inspires a neighborhood friend to try making her own snowwoman. The heroine Sophia shows her readers the value in not accepting the status quo as well as the joy one finds in being a gracious victor.
The author is a first-time children's book author who was inspired by his relationship with his young niece to create a story that could, in turn, inspire girls to believe in themselves, push the envelopes of gender stereotypes, and overcome self-doubt to achieve greatness. Just as he teaches his niece to ask herself "why not me?" he hopes this book can provoke similar sentiments in other young girls.
Makes a great holiday gift for that young reader in your life!