Penny and the Magic Puffballs by Tyrus Goshay

Penny and the Magic Puffballs by Tyrus Goshay

Penny wanted to wear her hair down like all of the other girls in her class. She wondered why her friends had long straight hair and she did not. Feeling different made her feel sad. Penny's mom assured her that her hair is perfect. Just because her hair is different from her friends hair, it didn't mean that it was bad. Penny's mom decides to style her hair in puffballs, magic puffballs. Penny learns though a series of fun adventures, that wonderful and magical things happen when she wears her puffballs. Join Penny as she discovers the magic of her puffballs. Message from the author: Penny was born out of my love for my daughter, Paris, and my desire for her to feel comfortable, confident and secure in her skin. Paris questioned why her hair was different from all of the other girls' and wondered why she couldn't wear her hair like theirs. I wanted her to understand that her hair was different but that different didn't mean bad. One night, I made up a bedtime story about a little girl named Penny who had magic puffballs in her hair. Both my daughter and my son loved it so much that they wanted to hear about Penny every night. To keep it interesting, each night I added a different adventure, and from time to time I introduced additional characters. The kids loved these stories so much that Penny became a staple in our bedtime routine. I ended up with more than 30 stories, and we enjoyed Penny's adventures for many, many years. The idea for a book came to me as I saw little girls throughout my travels with their hair styled in puffballs. I thought it would be great to be able to tell these girls the story of Penny, a little girl like them. Little girls often notice their hair as one of the first areas of difference, and seeing this as bad can lead to a poor self-image. It is my hope that through this book, other girls will see a bit of themselves in Penny and enjoy her magic puffballs.

About the Author Alonda Williams is a Christian, wife, mother and education marketing executive. In her personal and work experiences, she has seen first-hand the damaging effects of poor self-esteem. Penny and the Magic Puffballs started as a bedtime story designed to help Alonda's daughter feel comfortable with her natural puffy hair. Alonda used the story in the first book as a way to help her then young daughter learn to love her hair and to be comfortable in her skin. After seeing how the Penny stories helped her daughter, she wanted to share them with other little girls. While writing this book, Alonda was diagnosed with cancer. While going through treatment she met women and girls who not only had to deal with the illness but also had to cope with looking and feeling different. Through Roxie, Alonda wanted to celebrate the beauty of all women and girls regardless of outward appearances and encourage girls to love and support each other.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780991212903
ISBN 10	0991212908
Title	Penny and the Magic Puffballs
Author	Tyrus Goshay
Series	Penny And The Magic Puffballs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Glori Publications
Year published	2013-11-28
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.