Blueberry Girl, by Neil Gaiman

This is a wonderful children's book, written by one of our favorite authors, Neil Gaiman. It was illustrated by Charles Vess.

Gaiman wrote this when his wife was pregnant with their baby girl and it is a beautiful tribute to the amazing possibilities of what a young girl can be. It says that it is a prayer, and yes, I can see that. A father's prayer, full of hope and worry about the world that his daughter will grow up in. Worry, because we know what kind of place the world is. Hope, because we know what kind of place it COULD be, what kind of place it SHOULD be.

To me it is also a blessing, bestowed by a fairy godmother, a loving aunt or a doting grandmother. It is a blessing which bestows love, kindness and protection but also gives a young girl room to grow and blossom.

We read this in the Kindle version, and since it is illustrated the text and images jump around to focus on each area as you read. This can be distracting, especially when you want to view each page as a whole. The illustrations are beautiful, inspiring, and fun.

Reading it makes me happy that I have a young blueberry girl granddaughter to share this with.

Read every day, friends, and read for fun!