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Journal Buddies: A Girl's Journal for Sharing and Celebrating Magnificence (2nd Edition)

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My 6 year old niece crawled under the table with a flash light and began writing immediately after she opened this gift. Her first entry? "My heart is grate." I was concerned it might be too mature for her, but it was a favorite Christmas gift. Any young writer of any gender will love this journal.

JOURNAL BUDDIES is a wonderful journal designed to help boost girls' self-esteem. Daily affirmations and journal buddies (friends who contribute to the journal) make this book a must! My daughter loves hers, and a huge bonus: I'm one of her journal buddies. :-)

Gave this as a gift to my niece - I hope she likes it! The service was quick and no problems with my order.

An excellent and practical read which is very highly recommended to young women, especially those with artistic aspirations, Journal Buddies: A Girl's Journal For Sharing And Celebrating Magnificence by Jill Schoenberg Girma is an eloquently written guide for assisting young women on their path to discovering the better half of their artistic abilities. Readers will find easy access to their muse after reading through the delightful, idea-filled pages of Journal Buddies. Nearly every page has room to write so that the young women may write their thoughts on each given subject.

Growing up in today's beauty-obsessed culture, young girls need all the help they can get to establish self-esteem. We can't all be runway model-slim, movie star-charming, or pop idol-talented. But we can be happy, helpful friends and family members, comfortable in our own skins, and supportive of those around us. All it takes is channeling our emotions and actions in a positive direction -- and this book is a great tool for accomplishing that, by helping girls focus on positive traits in themselves and others -- and making them even more real by writing them down and reviewing them. When friends and siblings start concentrating on what's good about each other and how they make each other happy, they become better at the game of life, confident they can succeed. JOURNAL BUDDIES is all about making the good things in life bigger, and learning how to express that is a valuable thing indeed.

Journal Buddies is a simple idea that is very rich with gifts for any girl. My daughter who is 10 got this book as a present and loves it. I love it because it gets her writing (spelling doesn't count!) in a gentle way that builds self esteem. Each day's entry has three parts. The first offers the space for a buddy to "list three qualities, traits, or talents that your buddy loves, likes, or enjoys about you." Then there's a space to make a list of qualities etc, which the girl likes about the buddy. This keeps everyone's focus on what is positive. (You see what you look for!) Each entry also has a thought for the day. Examples: "Everyone has a bad day or feels bad sometimes. When you have a bad day or feel bad, remember that you are like an amazing flower. Sometimes flowers get rained on-but really, it helps them grow. You are an amazing flower!! How are you growing?" and "Take care of yourself and your feelings by remembering to be kind to yourself. Remember to be kind to your buddy too." Each day has a real gem of insight to offer. The third part of each entry has a focus word (like laugh, sparkle, compliment, discover, confident) and space to write. Planting seeds that can help our girls grow into healthy young women is so important.

Another benefit of this book is that it's a "keeper." The memories that are being created on each page from buddies-loving family and friends-will be a lifetime treasure. How wonderful to have a book that helps a girl focus on what is beautiful about herself and others and how to nurture herself too. (Did I mention that I love this book?)

I work with teen girls and women and would love to see a more mature version of this book with exactly the same messages! Learning how to focus on the positive and self nurturing are tools that can really have long term positive results! I wholeheartedly recommend this book for any girl. It's a magnificent gift to celebrate any time for any reason.

Journal Buddies is such a great tool to help young girls realize their importance and celebrating life and their acheivements. This book will help girls of any age with their self esteem, and relationships with people who are important in their lives. This is a shared journal, which makes it unique and special. Share some positive energy with a girl you know by giving her the gift of Journal Buddies.

"Journal Buddies" is not like a regular diary or journal. You don't just write about what happened during your day; you write about feelings and what you think about your friends (and what they think about you).

I like the fact that the author gives you different journal headings everyday. Some of the different headings are: "unique," "beautiful," "joy," "focus," "laugh," "memories,"and "special." I think this is good because you can express your different feelings about each idea.

The part I enjoyed most about "Journal Buddies" is where you and your friends can write down what you like about each other. You could do this part of the journal with 30 different friends! It is really fun to do this with your friends.

Journaling is important because expressing your feelings is important. Sharing feelings with friends is also important. You can do a lot of both things with this journal. I think most girls, aged 8-12, would really like "Journal Buddies."

From Abby.