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The Care and Keeping of You Journal: for Younger Girls (American Girl® Wellbeing) Spiral-bound – Illustrated, February 26, 2013

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This companion to our bestselling book, The Care & Keeping of You, received its own all-new makeover! This updated interactive journal allows girls to record their moods, track their periods, and keep in touch with their overall health and well-being. Tips, quizzes, and checklists help girls understand and express what�s happening to their bodies--and their feelings about it.

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Looking for guidance as your child grows? The American Girl Care & Keeping of You books offer award-winning advice from trusted experts for pre-teen years through puberty.

From morning to night, find help with proper hygiene basics.

Understand how bodies change with age-appropriate explanations.

Discover healthy activities and habits to last a lifetime.

	The Care and Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls	The Care and Keeping of You 2	The Feelings Book: The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions	Is This Normal: MORE Girls' Questions	A Smart Girl's Guide: Drama, Rumors & Secrets	Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys

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Description	The best-selling body book for girls helps you find answers to questions about your changing body from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bras, periods to pimples, and everything in between.	Book 2 in our best-selling body book series for girls will guide you through the next steps of growing up. This book covers new questions about periods, your growing body, peer pressure, and more!	This invaluable companion to The Care & Keeping of You received its own fresh update! The Feelings Book will help you understand your emotions, and deal with them in positive ways.	This helpful resource book is filled with over 100 letters from real girls like you with questions about their changing bodies, and expert answers to each one.	This book offers expert insight into drama, from jealousy to gossip to cyberbullying, and how to deal with it. Includes quotes and advice from real girls like you, plus tips and quizzes!	From the author of the Care & Keeping of You series! Get tips and facts on everything from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between.

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Cara Natterson is a board-certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has treated thousands of children and guided their parents as well. She is committed to giving kids the tools to maximize their health, so she speaks regularly on the topic and teaches human growth and development to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders at her local schools. Cara is a graduate of Harvard College and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and trained in pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco. She lives in California with her husband and two children, and she is thrilled to be a part of the American Girl family!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ American Girl Publishing; American Girl edition (February 26, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1609581652
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1609581657
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 11 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - Kindergarten
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.3 x 7.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #13,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10 in Children's Personal Hygiene Books (Books)
- #102 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues
- #276 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books)

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Cara is a leading voice in puberty and adolescent health. A pediatrician, speaker and podcast host, she is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple books including The Care and Keeping of You series, with more than seven million copies in print, and the forthcoming This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained (Rodale Books, Oct 2023). Cara graduated from Harvard and John Hopkins Medical School and trained at UCSF.

When her own daughter started puberty, she realized there was no company dedicated to making this decade of life more comfortable….so she started one. When her son entered puberty, she realized that there was even less puberty content and product aimed at males… so she decided to fix that, too.

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Customers find this journal suitable for young girls entering puberty, serving as a great companion to the main book. They appreciate its informative content and writing prompts, with one customer noting their child spends hours completing activities. The journal receives positive feedback for its pacing, with one review highlighting its exploration of self-identity and dreams. Customers value its care features, with one mentioning how it helps track menstrual cycles.

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82 customers mention "Age range"82 positive0 negative

Customers find this book suitable for young girls, particularly those entering puberty, and appreciate it as a resource for both girls and parents.

"This is an amazing interactive book for girls - I just wish I could find one like this for boys." Read more

"Great for girls showing curiosity, especially if they have an older sister as is in our case." Read more

"...Everything is drawn in a gentle cartoon and introduces ideas nicely. I like that it's a full care book...." Read more

"...I like that it has places for her to reflect about how her body is changing...." Read more

54 customers mention "Information quality"54 positive0 negative

Customers find the book informative and helpful, with one mentioning how it makes the content more interactive.

"The book was informative with full details for my precious one to understand all about her body." Read more

"...Everything is drawn in a gentle cartoon and introduces ideas nicely. I like that it's a full care book...." Read more

"...This particular book deals with hygiene issues, changes in our bodies, For example, why we grow hair in certain places, why our sweat has an odor,..." Read more

"...They loved them. These informative books are a great relief to girls because they explain many things about their changing bodies that they might be..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book, finding it awesome and saying their children like reading it.

"She loves this journal and loved the book that it goes along with. I like that it has places for her to reflect about how her body is changing...." Read more

"This is such a great idea and purpose! I bought this for my niece for Christmas...." Read more

"...This is a great book and I highly recommend it for all young girls." Read more

"...It's perfect and helps to make the book more interactive. They haven't put it down since it came in. They are 10." Read more

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Customers appreciate the journal's writing ability, with several noting their children love to write in it, and one mentioning their child spends hours completing the activities.

"...There is discussion of homework and time management...." Read more

"These books are written so well, and the journal makes for a nice follow-up to the main Care and Keeping of You book...." Read more

"...She is excited and really likes writing in it. I recommend this journal for girls 8 and older who are getting ready to start or just started puberty." Read more

"...The prompts are perfect. She will no doubt complete the journal and seems to thoroughly enjoy it." Read more

9 customers mention "Pacing"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the journal, with individual reviews highlighting its relatable content, thoughtful exploration of emotions and self-identity, and space for personal expression.

"The book was informative with full details for my precious one to understand all about her body." Read more

"...There is chapters about emotions. There are sections on puberty and female things...." Read more

"...It’s age appropriate and very relatable. It was a big hit and my 6 year old can’t wait to be “big” to get one for herself. 🙂..." Read more

"...it gives you lots of helpful tips of body and hygiene, and pages to express yourself...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the journal's care features, with one mentioning how it diligently records daily activities, while another notes how it helps track menstrual cycles.

"...I like that it's a full care book. It doesn't just go over puberty but healthy sleep habits and healthy eating habits...." Read more

"An excellent resource with the Care and Keeping of You #1 Book - my daughter loved going through this...." Read more

"...I love that she gets to keep track of her monthly with and its kid friendly." Read more

"...It helps her to keep track of her period and the changes she faces during puberty!" Read more

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Samantha
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2025
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This is an amazing interactive book for girls - I just wish I could find one like this for boys.

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Very informative
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The book was informative with full details for my precious one to understand all about her body.

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Helen
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Great for girls showing curiosity, especially if they have an older sister as is in our case.

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Lizzard
Easy for Kids to Understand
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2019
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I really appreciate this book. It helps to break the ice for "the talks" about puberty and starts the child on the journey to be an adult. There is chapters about emotions. There are sections on puberty and female things. Everything is drawn in a gentle cartoon and introduces ideas nicely. I like that it's a full care book. It doesn't just go over puberty but healthy sleep habits and healthy eating habits. There is discussion of homework and time management. I really like it and my Social Worker friends buy them to hand out to kids in rougher situations who may not feel comfortable talking to their caretaker. I suggest you have the kids do it in pencil as they can redo the questions later on for different issues and gives them awesome journaling ideas.

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J Lloyd
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2024
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She loves this journal and loved the book that it goes along with. I like that it has places for her to reflect about how her body is changing. She likes reading the book and now she can write about how she feels about what she is reading.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017
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My 9 year old daughter loves this book. I purchased it for her when she was 8 because she was "developing" sooner than most girls her age.
We actually have many AG books about dealing with friends, gossiping, keeping organized etc. Every book is tremendously important and connects perfectly with the target age group.
This particular book deals with hygiene issues, changes in our bodies, For example, why we grow hair in certain places, why our sweat has an odor, why our hair gets oily etc. There are wonderful suggestions on how to manage it all and discussed in a very laid back, matter-of-fact way. I found it actually made my daughter want to do things independently.
She wanted to take care of herself better!
We read it together and it has opened the door for questions that I don't think she would ever have asked me if she didn't have this book.
This is a must if you have a young daughter. We don't realize that they are noticing the changes and they do have questions.
It's a great first step in the "Caring of..." series.

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Michelle
Perfect for growing girls
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
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Got my 9 year old the book and she let me in know in no time there was a journal too. She completed the journal in a day and still goes back to it every few days. These are perfect for girls who are trying to learn more about their bodies and the changes they’re going through

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Virginia in Oklahoma
Relieves Anxiety about Changing Body
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017
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I bought the book and journal for my 10 year old granddaughter and Book II and journal for her 11 year old sister. I figured they could each read both books. They loved them. These informative books are a great relief to girls because they explain many things about their changing bodies that they might be too embarrassed to ask about. Also, many girls think they are "weird" (remember?!) and these books reassure them that other girls have the same questions/worries and that they are normal. The older girl wanted to shave her legs but her dad thought she was too young. She used this book to change his mind. The book suggests 12 is average age to start shaving but let the child start earlier if she's self conscious about the hair on her legs at school.

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Great little journal
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2019
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I bought this journal as an accompaniment to the book of the same name (see photo) and it is brilliant. The journal covers the same spread of topics; about me, healthy eating, exercise, periods, emotions, feeling good about yourself. It DOES NOT cover sex or relationships.

Lots of brightly coloured pages with minimal text so ideal for a primary school aged child (my daughter is 9yo and in Year 5). I would say the journal is probably best suited to 11s and under as it is more simplistic than the book and maybe looks a bit babyish for those in early secondary school. The book though, is excellent and probably suitable up to Year 7 or Year 8.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2019
I bought this journal as an accompaniment to the book of the same name (see photo) and it is brilliant. The journal covers the same spread of topics; about me, healthy eating, exercise, periods, emotions, feeling good about yourself. It DOES NOT cover sex or relationships.

Lots of brightly coloured pages with minimal text so ideal for a primary school aged child (my daughter is 9yo and in Year 5). I would say the journal is probably best suited to 11s and under as it is more simplistic than the book and maybe looks a bit babyish for those in early secondary school. The book though, is excellent and probably suitable up to Year 7 or Year 8.

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S. Daigle
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Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2024
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Thank you for having a book like this, this really helps with information for her when I can't rely on my memory to bring everything up.. here it is all list and easy to read!

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WENDY HARRISON
Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2020
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Brilliant I want a book to read to my daughter about her changing body that did t mention sex

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Pocket sized book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2019
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Smaller than expected and perhaps less value however a good companion for the care of you books and my daughter loves it

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