A Time to Celebrate: A Celebration of a Girl's First Menstrual Period [Paperback]

Joan Morais (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0974630454 | ISBN-13: 978-0974630458 | Publication Date: December 27, 2003 | Edition: 1st

A Time to Celebrate shows the menstrual cycle as a gift and a healthy function of the female body. It is a book a mother, father, sister, aunt, grandmother, friend or mentor can give to a girl to celebrate her first menstrual period. This momentous time in her life should be recognized like all other occasions and her transition from girlhood to womanhood honored.

This book portrays a positive picture of menstruation which helps empower girls and teaches them to love, care for, and respect their body. The more a girl knows about her body, the more she will take control of it and make the right choices for herself.

Included in the book are charts for keeping track of her period and feelings, and a journal for writing her thoughts and creative expressions.

It is never too late to celebrate this time and make it a special rite of passage. Every girl should have a copy of this book even if she has already started her period.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A Time to Celebrate is splendid! Bless you for putting it together in such a practical, uplifting, straight forward way." -- Christiane Northrup M. D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and Mother-Daughter Wisdom

"I love A Time to Celebrate. Thank you, Joan for this valuable contribution to women's health and well-being." -- Kami McBride author of 105 ways to Celebrate Menstruation

"This lovely book is full of great ideas for how to stay healthy and happy during your menstrual cycle." -- Lara Owen, author of Her Blood is Gold: Celebrating the Power of Menstruation and Honoring Menstruation: A Time of Self-Renewal

"This lovely wise book is just the gift I've wanted for every girl aged 8-16." -- Susun S. Weed, author of Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year

About the Author

Joan Morais was born on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. As a child she developed a love and respect for nature which has continued into her adult life and guided her work with girls and women.

Joan is married, the mother of three daughters and lives in Northern California where she is a writer, artist and women’s health advocate. She is deeply committed to portraying a positive picture of menstruation and helping girls and women accept the natural cycles of their bodies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Lua Publishing; 1st edition (December 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974630454
• ISBN-13: 978-0974630458
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Time to celebrate, January 8, 2004

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Janie Bess (Fairfield, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Time to Celebrate: A Celebration of a Girl's First Menstrual Period (Paperback)

Joan, Where were you when I needed you? I wish I had the chance to have a book like this when I first started my period at the tended age of nine. I thought I was dying. I felt I was the only girl with the 'curse'.Y our book is what every young girl should read. This is a perfect gift for my great nieces. I purchased your book just for them. A Time to Celebrate encourages and tells young girls just how to how to celebrate their menses and to love themselves. What a great idea!

Janie Bess

Author of
Visions from God

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing...., May 5, 2006

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J. Vega "IvithjaWoodwoman" (Utah / USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Time to Celebrate: A Celebration of a Girl's First Menstrual Period (Paperback)

What a wonderful Book....now that my oldest Daughter is going to have her first Period, her first time of Life-Change, the Book is the most wanted and needed Help. Even though i always said, that i will be able to explain the new Lifesituation to my Daughters when the Time comes....there were still reservations...How do I start? Where do I start? Wonderful drawings, and the best....structured like a Diary, to keep Track of the cycle! Thank you Joan Morais for this book....

Petra

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Menarche gift, March 23, 2007

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Natalie A. Benoit (Oak Creek, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Time to Celebrate: A Celebration of a Girl's First Menstrual Period (Paperback)

Love this little book of information and empowerment... I wish I'd had this book for my first period. So glad my niece and daughters will get this little gem amoungst other gifts in their "First Moon" gift box.