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3+years

Stop! That's Not My Story

Author: Smriti HallsIllustrator: Erika Meza

This fun adventure focuses on a girl who finds a storybook and falls into a fairy-tale adventure. Readers will have fun guessing the familiar fairy tales. None feel quite right to the girl so on closing the book, she starts her own story of endless possibilities, with herself at the centre!

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  • Own Voice
  • South Asian representation
  • Challenges gender stereotypes
  • Female lead