I am a Girl

I Am a Girl: Bold, Black, and Beautiful

This is not just a children’s book.
This is a blessing spoken over a child.

I Am a Girl is a lyrical affirmation written to pour truth, confidence, and identity into young Black girls—early, gently, and with intention. Written by Lillian Turner, a mother, grandmother, and lifelong childcare professional, this book is rooted in years of caring for children during the most tender and formative stages of life.

She has seen how quickly little girls begin to quiet themselves.
To watch themselves.
To shrink before they even understand why.

So she wrote this—to speak first.

Before a girl learns the rules of the world,
she is already learning how the world looks at her.

And this book answers back with truth.

Through simple, powerful affirmations, girls are reminded:

• I am my voice

• I am my emotions

• I am my style

• I am my beauty in all its forms

• I am bold, Black, and beautiful

This is a book to be read aloud—again and again—until it settles into a girl’s spirit.

For the Warriors of the Word community, this is about more than reading.
This is about covering our daughters and granddaughters in truth before the world tries to edit them.

If we do not affirm our girls, the world will try to shape them.
If we do not protect their identity, something else will.

This book belongs:

• In your home

• In your church library

• In the hands of your daughters and grandbabies

• In every space where girls are learning who they are

Buy one for your grandbaby.
Buy one for a young girl in your life.
Buy one for your church, your daycare, your community.

Because every girl deserves to grow up whole, confident, and unafraid of her own brilliance—
just as God created her to be.