Work It, Girl: Beyoncé Knowles

I'm so moved. Energised. Motivated all over again. I just needed another read on Beyoncé. It's all that mattered today.

I love how concise yet accurate this little book is! The artstyle/illustrations are so unique.

This little book showed how the diva entered into the world of entertainment and how she is as a person behind the screen.

I have been a huge fan of her ever since I watched Destiny Child's Independent Women. And yes, she's always someone I will always look for whenever I want to see a strong, independent woman.

Love this book so much!

Thank you, authors and the publisher, for the advance reading copy.

Rule the Music Scene Like Queen Beyoncé Knowles is the sixth book in the Work It, Girl series by Caroline Moss and illustrated by Sinem Erkas. The series is an empowering series of biographies featuring modern women. This new installment is told in 10 chapters highlighting important moments in Beyoncé's life, her work ethic, activism and road to success. There are 10 key lessons at the end to self-reflect and help apply to a reader's own life.

Unlike Bey's many projects, it is no secret that I am a proud card-carrying-tour-savings-account-listen-on-demand member of the BeyHive. So I jumped at the opportunity to read and review this advance copy of the newest Work It, Girl book. Did I care that it was children's? Not one bit. In fact, I was more likely to read it as a potential summer bookclub choice for my niece. (Because like any Rich Auntie, we have dance parties to Queen Bey's music and know the choreography to a tee!)

I am so sharing this new children's book with my niece and recommending for all young Bookhearts. I plan to read a couple of the other books in the Work It, Girl series (featuring Mae Jemison, Michelle Obama, J.K. Rowling, Oprah and Ellen). I'm also adding the published print version to my personal library since it has bright illustrations of 3D cut paper artwork of inspiring quotes. So well done!

~LiteraryMarie

This book is really inspiring, being a fan of Beyoncé for a really long time, I was so happy to get this book and to learn more about her! it goes in depth about her family and first times at music and makes me feel like I really know her in real life. The word choice and pictures are absolutely splendid and I 100% recommend this to anyone else who loves informative picture/written biographies!

Work It, Girl is an excellent biography for young chapter book readers. It tells the story of Beyonce beginning when she was a shy child. Beyonce’s parents accepted her personality but hoped to bring her out of herself a bit, so suggested a dance class. In many ways, the rest is history! With her family’s support Beyonce kept moving forward.

One thing that I very much like in this book is its emphasis on how hard Beyonce worked and what she gave up to achieve her early goals. When others in her school were dating or playing sports, she and her group members practiced and focused on school work with no time for anything else. This message is helpful for young readers who may think that Beyonce’s success was easy or automatic. It was not.

Readers follow Beyonce from her first girl band, through Destiny’s Child and on to her solo career. Beyonce continued to work hard and have big dreams. She also had a personal life and some of the book is devoted to this as well as Jay Z and Beyonce’s desire to become parents. In addition, readers watch Beyonce as she becomes active with Black Lives Matter.

The biography is illustrated with collage like pictures. There are also some photographs. The end of the book includes extras like a maze, a section titled “Rule the music scene like Beyonce” and more. There is so much to Beyonce’s story. Readers will realize this. This book would make a great choice for a biography book report as it is a good read and about a popular current figure.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I will be purchasing a hardcopy of this for my daughter and my senior English classroom. It's a beautiful book and tells a great story of an icon. It is interactive and self-reflexive. Love it.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Work It girl: Beyonce Knowles, is the first book in this amazing series that I've had the pleasure of reading so far, and it won't be the last!
Beyonce has always been a huge inspiration to me growing up - her work ethic, inspiration, style and music - much of who's songs have got me through some challenging times in my life.
This book is amazing, it is a great way to inspire and motivate the future generations of today! Not only does the book tell Beyonces story from being a shy child to pop icon, but it lists her achievements, struggles, highs and lows. Told over 10 chapters with beautiful illustrations, this book is definitely the book all children need to read today!

I loved everything about this book. The illustrations are incredibly creative and inspired my daughter to try to do some of her own art in a similar fashion. Beyoncè's story is told in small enough pieces to hold the attention of younger children. This book is a winner for all children and would make a great gift.

The publisher made a copy of this book available for review via Netgalley. This is my honest review.

This is such a beautifully illustrated book with an inspiring story! I definitely think that kids of all ages will relate to Beyoncé's story and will be able to envision a future for themselves fulfilling their dreams! I did not know all these details about Beyoncé before reading this book and walked away with even greater respect for her.