Stay Angry, Little Girl
An empowering message inspired by a beloved quote from Madeleine L’Engle’s enduring classic A Wrinkle in Time.
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs. Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
This picture book encourages girls everywhere to proudly share their ideas and emotions, even if those traits will be met with resistance. Because being brave, sensitive, stubborn, curious, loud, kind, and playful helps them build strength and stay true to themselves.
Michelle Jing Chan’s bright artwork welcomes girls of all backgrounds to use these important affirmations.
Genre: Younger readers
Reviews
[This book] gives girls a full-throated endorsement to be true to themselves. Empowering.
―Kirkus Reviews
Articles
Reviews
“Yes, by all means ‘meet the Austins,’ for a nicer family would be hard to find. The book is beautifully written, with integrity and warmth, and young people are bound to identify with the characters, each a person in his own right, and to read absorbed from first page to last. Thoroughly recommended.”
―Chicago Tribune
“An unusual book. . . . There are intimate details of home life that everyone will recognize with pleasure; there is great warmth in the family relationship, and it is movingly communicated.”
―The New York Times
“Told with warmth and humor, this is a perceptive, forthright story of a loving and likeable family.”
―Booklist
Articles
“Meeting the Austins Again”
Sara Zarr, 2013 / LA Review of Books
“Wrinkles in Time: Rereading Madeleine L’Engle”
Meghan O’Rourke, 2007 / Slate
“What Children’s Literature Teaches Us About Money: Madeleine L’Engle’s ‘Meet the Austins’”
Nicole Dieker, 2016 / Billfold
“Explorations of Family: Meet the Austins”
Mari Ness, 201 / TOR