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This collection of four empowering stories that celebrates family, individuality, and self-acceptance is read by author/illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton! Grandma's Purse : When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, she always brings warm hugs, sweet treats...and her purse. You never know what she'll have in there - fancy jewelry, tokens from around the world, or something special just for her granddaughter. It might look like a normal bag from the outside, but Mimi and her granddaughter know that it's pure magic! Just Like Me is a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. This exquisite treasury will have kids listening through it to find a poem that's just for them. Becoming Vaness a: On Vanessa's first