Some Girls by Nelly Thomas

Suggested Age: 0-7

Some Girls is an early childhood book that challenges traditional gender roles.
It is aimed at instilling confidence in little girls.
It is a story about how every girl is different and special in their own way.

Some girls are good with cars and bikes.
Some girls are good with art and kites.
Some girls are good with puzzles and maths.
And some girls are good with dolls and cats.

Some Girls is a story about how everyone is different and special in their own way. It's about knowing that you can do, and be, anything you want.

Whether your girl is rough, tough, gentle or pretty, this book is for her.

She might have short hair, long hair, big hair or strong hair - Some Girls says all girls can look however they want!

Written by Australian comedian Nelly Thomas, Some Girls encourages all girls to be free of stereotypes and other kids - and adults - to allow them to be.

Some girls contains a range of girls of different shapes and sizes, from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, as well as multiple girls with visible disabilities.

Read it with the young kids in your life and show them early that…

“ALL KIDS CAN BE WHOEVER THEY WANT”!

Nelly Thomas (Author)
Nelly Thomas is an Australian comedian and author. Her award-winning career began in stand-up comedy in 2002 and has taken her all over the world. She now prefers the quiet life of author, speaker and radio personality.

Nelly is a well-known regular on ABC Melbourne Radio, Radio National , News Breakfast and elsewhere. She was listed as one of Australias 'Most Innovative thinkers' in The Age Newspaper and was featured on the ABC's Big Ideas; The smartest stuff on TV, Radio and Online.

Nelly is the author of four books including three children's books Some Girls 2017 , Some Boys 2018 and Some Brains; a book celebrating neurodiversity 2019 .

She also published What Women Want Random House 2012 and is currently working on two more. Nelly lives in Melbourne with her partner Lachlan, their two daughters, a grumpy poodle and a very dense Labradoodle.

Sarah Dunk (Illustrator)
Sarah Dunk is an illustrator with a passion for figurative-based projects. In her long career as an artist Sarah has done illustrations for children and adults alike, with recent forays into animation. She loves working with paints, pencils, found objects, polymer clay, digital programs - anything that will make a mark.

Sarah lives with her husband and two girls in Melbourne and any spare time is spent working on her basketball skills.