Young girls today don't need to be taught to be quiet and dainty, nor to have grit and be tough. They simply need to be encouraged to be themselves. In A Girl Can . . ., we watch as a little girl shows all sides of herself unconditionally, no matter how gentle or strong. This character illustrates that living her feelings out loud is what it means for a girl to be brave and true.

Author Alli White's hope is to encourage girls and boys alike to be proud of who they are, as they are-even from a very young age. She feels so grateful to have been able to collaborate with her talented mother, Gretchen Jeens, in the perfect author-illustrator duo for A Girl Can . . .

Gretchen says the opportunity to share in this loving tribute to Alli's daughters (Gretchen's granddaughters) has been a gift she will always cherish, and she is honoured to help pass on this important message to children everywhere.