
Books by Vashti Harrison and Dolly Parton teach kids about self-love and courage
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The Smallest Girl in Two Straight Lines
I wanted to use the book in this sort of meta way for multiple reasons, for narrative reasons. But also like, I was thinking a little bit about some of the classics that I had on my bookshelf and so many of them center on the smallest of the characters. You can see that often the protagonist of a story is the smallest one. And you know, I just wanted to make a book that centered on a kid that wasn't the smallest one in the classroom but show that she's just as worthy of us cheering her on and rooting for her and falling in love with her. If it helps one young person, then I will feel grateful that this book exists, because I
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