I remember reading this book and thinking how poignant and straightforward it is in its message: we have to learn to live unapologetically. We have to learn this at an early age. Apologies are often the most misconstrued and misinterpreted figures of speech!

I honestly recommend this book to all women in the world. We have been trapped to be restrained. But all the motivation comes from this book. It's time not to say "sorry" but not to hurt and remain self-conscious.
Yes, this book is very beautiful with illustrated illustrations. I was stunned for a number of things, especially about the word "sorry". I think being myself is very important and free for expression. Look, now women don't have to hold back but also don't be embarrassing.
Very inspiring!

A very short beautiful book aimed at children encouraging them not to apologise if they don't fit into the exact "mould" that they think is expected of them. It's mostly aimed at girls but boys should read this to show that nobody has to conform to what others expect. I can't wait to read this with my grandchildren. This is such a simple book that should be on bookshelves at schools and nurseries everywhere.
Thank you Netgalley

It's an awesome story about expectation to kids, especially the girl one.
We are expected to be perfect. Balanced amount, between mature and childish.
It's quite stressful, I think. And the author can deliver the message very well.
However, I believe it's not only the girl that have this kind of issue. Boys have quite similar issue, but in a different way or situation.

I started this but this wasn't in my normal range of what I read so I handed it off to a family member. They didn't love it but they didn't hate it. They said that they felt that they wouldn't rush out to buy it for someone else to read. I don't think we were the right audience for this one. It's a little too feminist thought process kind of thing... if that makes sense? I don't know how I would explain it. I can see how it would be helpful for young girls in this confusing world that we're in right now but I also think it's the parents job to explain that more... Like I said, this wasn't for me and it's not something I would necessarily read to or with my daughter.

The theme is incredibly important, but the execution is rough. I'm not sure kids will understand the importance of why a child shouldn't feel the need to say no (or why a child feels the need to say sorry in the first place). I think each situation should have been followed with why the character could have said anything but sorry, or not needed to say sorry. Waiting until the end was as effective, to me at least. It is still a good way to introduce the concept to young girls that they do not need to apologize so much.

would give this book to my kid to read one day.
Actually I think everyone should read it.

Not only the pictures, I love the message that the author try to deliver. Just like they say, both of them are so powerful. This book is not only for children. Everyone should read this.

I like the intent of this book, and I do think young girls need to be empowered to be themselves, along with understanding manners, empathy, etc.  However I think the messaging here is a bit too ham-fisted, especially at the beginning, and always shown as unkind criticism.

In my experience, the mixed messages girls receive are often much more subtle and delivered often in kind, well-meaning ways.  Which can make it harder to recognize, and more confusing.

Overall, I think the intent has value, but am not entirely pleased with the delivery.

I LOVED this book! When I picked it up for reviewing, I expected it to be a children's book teaching the value of sincere apologies - which was a hasty accusation based on the cover, to be fair - but it was so much better than what I expected. THE GIRL WHO SAID SORRY is about a young girl being forced to deal with society's expectations of her based on sexism and gender roles, and making herself "small" and "agreeable" as a girl. In the end, she realized that she needed to just be herself, and not worry about what other people thought. I absolutely loved it and thought it taught such a great value!

The Girl Who Said Sorry is a short and easy read, this is a book intended for 4 - 8 year olds. It does serve a good narrative for all the things that girls are told to do but not to do from an early age on. This is a picture book, and the illustrations are simplistic and colours are used sparingly. I think the design goes very well with the books theme. 
This book does cover a topic in great need for coverage, and I think it that this book could definitely help both child and parent. This book could potentially help a little girl to get on the path of discovering herself.

he Girl who Said Sorry is about how a girl is easily
encouraged and even easily discouraged.
She is expected to be sorry for being herself.
But the writer believes that we shouldn't be "sorry"
for being ourselves. Because we are not hurting someone,
instead we're expressing ourselves.
Girls are motivated to be brave, smart, follow their mind , etc.
But at the same time they're expected to never be bossy and be a lady.
Everytime she says "Sorry" and finally she realises
that for being herself she shouldn't be sorry.

THIS. IS. SO. IMPORTANT.

Parents and educators: this is the one book you REALLY NEED ON YOUR SHELF FOR YOUR KIDS.

I found myself nodding while I read this because I could relate so much to this. Growing up, I heard a lot of stereotypes about being a girl. I should do this, not that, but you know… don’t be too girly, as if it was possible to measure the level of your feminism on any form of scale. It baffled me, that being a “tomboy” was seen as not raising your girls right, but then chastised for being too soft or quiet.

As a kid I always wondered: what is it that these adults actually want from me?

Our main character is often saying sorry, because she never seems to meet anyone’s expectations. She is neither here nor there, she cannot be this or that. The ending summaries it so well:

Words and choices that don’t hurt anybody else, I will not say “Sorry” — They’re an expression of myself

And that is exactly it.

This book is going to teach kids that they shouldn’t say sorry for being expressive and themselves. That they can be whatever they want to be, without judgement, if they aren’t hurting anyone else.

The book is short and simple to read and also has very nice accompanying illustrations.

Please buy this for your little girls (and even boys)! Teach them not to undermine themselves and to stand tall and proud of who they are without apology.

50% of profits from this book is donated to Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign dedicated to empowering young girls to take action on global issues. I urge you to buy the book and contribute to a great cause for young girls everywhere.

I sat down with my 8-year-old daughter and read The Girl Who Said Sorry.  At her request, Ellie and I read it over and over. The more we read it, the more she would yell “sorry!” at the prompt. Her yells became more aggressive and confident as we went on. This book tells her what we should already know but are often not taught. No one should apologize for being themselves. I’ve tried to instill this in all three of my children, and her spunk came through while we read. No, she’s not sorry for dressing a certain way, or for eating something she enjoys. She is Ellie, and she roars.
 
The author has written a very important book for the young, old, and all gender identities. Stop being sorry for everything and start embracing who you are. Love yourself. A simple but powerful message written in a beautiful book. The Girl Who Said Sorry is a must read for our budding feminists. It’s also a must-read for ourselves, who continue to apologize for no reason. I’m not sorry I read this book with my daughter!
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Loved it! I think every girl and even every adult should read this. This book is about going against the normative gender descriptions. As Demi says "Sorry not Sorry"!

The Girl Who Said Sorry is a perfect book. It's short, sweet and to-the-point. Essentially, a young girl continually apologizes for living her life because the way she wants to live is not the way her elders expect her to live. In the end she finds her inner strength and refuses to apologize for being herself any longer. It's got a strong feminist message, one that's not only helpful for children, but also adults. Too often women learn to apologize, to make themselves smaller for the convenience of others. It may take a while to unlearn it, but if we can all teach our girls they don't need to do it in the first place, then we're making progress. 

I will comment that because this book is so short, it focuses mainly on the girl. It doesn't give boys (or rather, male-identifying people) any pointers on how to be allies, but I think that's okay. Allyship can be the topic of another book. I think The Girl Who Said Sorry is fine just the way it is.

As if the lesson weren't enough by itself, half of the proceeds go to Girl Up, which is a UN Foundation campaign dedicated to empowering young girls. I plan on buying the book for that reason alone. By the way, if you haven't heard of Girl Rising (a separate campaign), you should definitely check that out.

This would be the perfect gift for any young girl, a book that I would have loved myself as a child. 
This is a picture books telling the story of a young girl who can’t seem to ‘win’ with anything of the things that she tries to do. It’s accompanied with simple yet beautiful black and white pen illustrations each with a splash of colour.

It has a excellent message for young girls and attempts to remove the unrealistic expectations that are placed on women and girls today

A beautifully illustrated book with a straightforward and empowering message for all girls and women! I will be sharing it with my daughters and nieces!

I found this to be such a cute, quick read.
Perfect for any young girl.

I really liked this book.  The message is a very good one.  That being said, I think this is a book that needs to be read to a child and elaborated on by an adult, a parent or teacher.  The book is short and could be a bit more elaborated on, per my thinking.  As an adult, I was able to get the message in the few pages, but my daughter needed more explanation.  Not that this is a bad thing.  I think processing this book with a teacher or an adult would be great and could lead to wonderful parent/child time and great teacher/student conversation.  My favorite page was the most colorful page with the short and very to the point poem "If something is my fault, if it was within my power, I will own up to my mistake, without being sour."  The other illustrations are less dramatic, but very nice and help elaborate on the words and meaning of the text.