Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold, and Brillant by Mayim Bialik, PhD

Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold, and Brillant by Mayim Bialik, PhD,
200 pages

Most people know Mayim Bialik from the Big Bang Theory for playing Amy Farrah Fowler.  She is also a New York Times Bestselling Author.  She also wrote the book Girling Up for young girls.  Boying Up is much like her book Girling Up except it is written for boys.  This book contains so much information for young boys and she also includes some informative illustraions.  I highly recommend this book if you are raising young boys, and they should read it too.

GIrling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular by Mayim Bialik

Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular by Mayim Bialik - 179 pages

Mayim Bialik, star of Blossom and The Big Bang Theory, writes a very conversational self-help book for girls.  I had been thinking about reading this book and decided this month's challenge made it a perfect choice.  I was a little confused at to who the audience is for this book.  At times it seems that she's writing for girls around 8-10 years old.  Then other times she gets very detailed making it more appropriate for girls 14-18 years.  She had chapters on sex, relationships, stress, eating, and causes.  I thought the eating and causes sections were the best done for all ages.

Girling Up: How To Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular by Mayim Bialik, Ph.D.

Girling Up: How To Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular, by Mayim Bialik, Ph.D., 176 pages

You may know Mayim Bialik as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler from the hit television show Big Bang Theory.  Not only is Mayim an actress, she is also a mother, an author, and a neuroscientist. So, who better to write a book about growing up female than a real life scientist.  I would say if you are raising a girl approaching her teen years, this book is nice to have around. Not only does she include scientific facts about growing up, Mayim also includes personal anecdotes and illustrated drawings.