Frieda B. Herself

by Renata Bowers, Michael Chesworth (Illustrator)

The Frieda B. series was awarded Gold for Best Picture Book Series by the National Moonbeam Children's Book Awards!

Purchase at www.FriedaB.com and Amazon. Red-headed, bare-footed Frieda B. is the world's biggest dreamer. With a limitless and colorful imagination, she fully believes she is free to be anyone, anywhere she dreams she can be. But when Frieda suddenly loses her dreams one night, how will she recover? The answer will provide inspiration and encouragement to children of all ages, to always believe in your own big dreams - and the very important, one-of-a-kind story you carry inside.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2010

About the author

Bowers' Frieda B. series has been awarded Gold for Best Picture Book Series by the National Moonbeam Children's Book Awards!

http://FriedaB.com

http://Facebook.com/FriedaBHerself

What would the world look like if all children dreamed big and believed in their stories? It’s that single question that defines/drives the work of children’s author and speaker Renata Bowers, and the company she’s co-founded, Frieda B., LLC.

Author of Frieda B. Herself, Frieda B. Meets the Man in the Moon, Frieda B. and the Zillabeast, Frieda B. and the Finkledee Ink, and Frieda B. A Great Day at the Dog Park, Renata created fictional children’s character Frieda B. to encourage children to dream big and believe they, too, are free to be their own one-of-a-kind, very important story. She’ll tell you she loves little more than sharing the message of Frieda and seeing a child (or adult) light up at the internalization that she/he has an inherent worth.

“We each have this incredibly valuable story, like a lightbulb, inside us,” Renata says. “And so many of us either don’t know it’s there at all, or believe we’re not good enough or it’s too late to light it. That’s nonsense. And so, there’s Frieda. To nudge us to believe, to dream, to flip the switch.”

Building on her own dream, Renata co-founded Frieda B., LLC with dear friend Paula LaJoie to provide a growing line of books, products and services specifically created to encourage and inspire the story within.

Renata also is the author of and Good Dogs, Great Listeners: The Story of Charlotte, Lily and The Litter, which she wrote in conjunction with JoAnn and Joel Bacon of Newtown, CT, about their 6-year-old daughter, Charlotte.

Renata lives in Northern Connecticut with her husband, Dave, and their sons, Hunter and Garreth.

Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this up at the 2014 AHG Leadership Conference where I met the author and I am tickled with just how fun, relevant and accessible this book is.

Last night my 7 year-old daughter and I sat and read this book together, chuckling over the story and the illustrations. Frieda is an imaginative girl, who, as the title provides, rediscovers along with the reader that she is "free-to-be herself" through this gem of a book.

And it seems that these days we need this simple reminder to use, embrace, seek and celebrate our imaginations.

Perhaps not every girl will identify with Freida, but mine certainly did, from the freckles on her nose to the bare feet but particularly for the imagination under her wiry hair.

I intend to read it to my daughter again and again. And so it gets five stars.

[Celene Pumphrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so much more than a book - it's a starting point of a really important conversation to be had with kids, and even with adults. Dream big dreams, find what you love to do, find what causes matter to you, and then bring all of that together. That's the story you are meant to tell with your life. Love it!!

[Lisa Gelinas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have enjoyed reading Frieda B. books with my nearly four year old grandson. He has developed quite the imagination and loves to dream big! Thank you for writing these wonderful books Renata. I look forward to new adventures with Frieda.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young girl who loves to dream and use her imagination takes off on an adventure with her dog. Elementary and up

[Bookclubct · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Karen Hurlburt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story and the positive, empowering message it has to all who read it. A MUST have book in any child's library.

[Fourth Grade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frieda B. is the worlds biggest dreamer. Every night Frieda and her dog Zilla go to wherever she dreams of that night. Frieda and Zilla go to places like the moon, Planet Mandoo, or rides her bed through the clouds. One night Frieda can not think of somewhere to go with Zilla. Has she dreamed too much! Will this be the end of Frieda's imagination? I think this is a funny book and I love the pictures. I would recommend this book to 4-8 year old's. Enjoy reading this book!

[Rosemary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Great story, great illustrations!
I'm gifting this to my granddaughter who just began a
career in childhood education. Thank you for writing it!

[ANDREA · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really cute good, kids will love. This book teaches kids that its ok to be themselves. Has a nice story and great illustrations.

[Khristiane Woods]

I loved the play on words and the rhyming.